Tous les livres numériques de la collection "Ecological Studies" - Springer

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Peatlands of the Western Guayana Highlands, Venezuela Otto Huber , Joseph Alfred Zinck The Guayana Highlands in northeastern tropical America, rising from lowland rain forests and savannas up to 3000 m elevation, are characterized by ancient tablelands called tepuis.The peatlands that developed on the tepuis constitute unique and fascinating ecosystems... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2011-08-04 Collection : Ecological Studies ePub 147,69 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Forest Hydrology and Biogeochemistry Darryl Carlyle-Moses , Delphis F. Levia , Tadashi Tanaka This international rigorously peer-reviewed volume critically synthesizes current knowledge in forest hydrology and biogeochemistry. It is a one-stop comprehensive reference tool for researchers and practitioners in the fields of hydrology, biogeoscience, ecology,... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2011-06-15 Collection : Ecological Studies ePub 304,89 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Plant Desiccation Tolerance Dorothea Bartels , Erwin Beck , Ulrich Lüttge Desiccation tolerance was essential when plants first began to conquer land, roughly 400 million years ago. While most desiccation-tolerant plants belong to basal phylogenetic taxa, this capacity has also evolved among some vascular plant species.In this volume renowned... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2011-06-15 Collection : Ecological Studies ePub 210,99 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Human Population Richard P. Cincotta , Larry J. Gorenflo In this volume the dynamic patterns of human density and distribution are examined in relation to the viability of native species and the integrity of their habitats. Social, biological, and earth scientists describe their models, outline their conclusions from field... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2011-02-08 Collection : Ecological Studies ePub 147,69 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
The Landscape Ecology of Fire Donald A. Falk , Donald Mckenzie , Carol Miller Global warming is expected to change fire regimes, likely increasing the severity and extent of wildfires in many ecosystems around the world. What will be the landscape-scale effects of these altered fire regimes? Within what theoretical contexts can we accurately... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2011-01-04 Collection : Ecological Studies PDF, ePub 147,69 € PDF ePub J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Forest Management and the Water Cycle Collectif The protective function of forests for water quality and water-related hazards, as well as adequate water supplies for forest ecosystems in Europe, are potentially at risk due to changing climate and changing land-management practices. Water budgets of forest ecosystems... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2010-10-25 Collection : Ecological Studies ePub 210,99 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Mangrove Dynamics and Management in North Brazil Ulrich Saint-Paul , Horacio Schneider Mangrove ecosystems are being increasingly threatened by human activities. Their biotic productivity supplies food and other resources to the human populations that inhabit or make use of them. This volume highlights the results of a ten-year German / Brazilian research... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2010-09-30 Collection : Ecological Studies ePub 210,99 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Amazonian Floodplain Forests Collectif Central Amazonian floodplain forests are an unique and endangered ecosystem. The forests grow in areas that are annually flooded by large rivers during mean periods of up to 8 months and at depths of up to 10 m. Despite this severe stress, these forests consist of over... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2010-09-27 Collection : Ecological Studies ePub 210,99 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Permafrost Ecosystems Collectif Drawing from a decade-long collaboration between Japan and Russia, this important volume presents the first major synthesis of current knowledge on the ecophysiology of the coniferous forests growing on permafrost at high latitudes. It presents ecological data for a... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2010-01-04 Collection : Ecological Studies ePub 210,99 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Functioning and Management of European Beech Ecosystems Rainer Brumme , Partap K. Khanna Temperate forests cover large areas of Europe and perform a number of important functions such as the regulation of energy and matter, production of wood and other resources, and conservation of biodiversity and habitats; they also have special signi?cance in social and... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2009-08-07 Collection : Ecological Studies ePub 304,89 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Old-Growth Forests Gerd Gleixner , Martin Heimann , Christian Wirth Many terms often used to describe old-growth forests imply that these forests are less vigorous, less productive and less stable than younger forests. But research in the last two decades has yielded results that challenge the view of old-growth forests being in... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2009-07-07 Collection : Ecological Studies ePub 304,89 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Marine Hard Bottom Communities Martin Wahl Marine hard bottoms feature some of the most spectacular and diverse biological communities on this planet. These not only contain a rich treasure of genetic, taxonomic and functional information but also deliver irreplaceable ecosystem services. At the same time, they... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2009-06-22 Collection : Ecological Studies ePub 252,14 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Coral Bleaching Janice M. Lough , Madeleine J. H. Van Oppen One of the most dire consequences of global climate change for coral reefs is the increased frequency and severity of mass coral bleaching events. This volume provides information on the causes and consequences of coral bleaching for coral reef ecosystems, from the... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2008-10-09 Collection : Ecological Studies PDF 94,94 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Ecosystem Organization of a Complex Landscape Hans-Peter Blume , Klaus Dierßen , Otto Fränzle , Ludger Kappen This book presents the major findings of a 12-year ecological study of the Bornhöved Lake District, situated some 30 km south of Kiel. Historically speaking, the present research scheme, like comparable long-term ecosystem studies at Göttingen, Bayreuth, München, and... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2008-06-24 Collection : Ecological Studies PDF 210,99 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
The Continental-Scale Greenhouse Gas Balance of Europe Han Dolman , A. Freibauer , Riccardo Valentini The human interference with the climate system, the perturbation of the carbon cycle through massive release of greenhouse gases, caused by fossil fuel burning and land-use change, is threatening society and represents a key challenge for research and policies in the... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2008-06-06 Collection : Ecological Studies PDF 105,49 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
The Everglades Experiments Curtis Richardson In the late 1960s, I worked as a graduate teaching assistant in plant ecology for the late Dr. John Henry Davis at the University of Florida. On one of our visits to the Everglades, he mentioned to me that he had been studying problems of the Everglades since the early... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2008-03-12 Collection : Ecological Studies PDF 210,99 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Gradients in a Tropical Mountain Ecosystem of Ecuador Collectif A tropical mountain ecosystem in one of the "hottest" biodiversity hotspots worldwide was investigated by some 30 research teams of numerous disciplines in the natural and social sciences. Ecosystem analysis followed two gradients: an altitudinal gradient and a gradient... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2008-01-24 Collection : Ecological Studies PDF 304,89 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Western North American Juniperus Communities Oscar Van Auken In North America Juniperus woodlands occupy approximately 55 million hectares, an area larger than the state of Texas. Various species of Juniperus have been increasing in density and are expanding into associated grasslands, reducing the size of the grasslands. The... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2007-12-04 Collection : Ecological Studies PDF 94,94 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Hydrological and Biological Responses to Forest Practices John D. Stednick The Alsea Logging and Aquatic Resources Study, commissioned by the Oregon Legislature in 1959, marked the beginning of four decades of research in the Pacific Northwest devoted to understanding the impacts of forest practices on water quality, water quantity, aquatic... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2007-12-03 Collection : Ecological Studies PDF 147,69 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
The Ecology of Browsing and Grazing Iain J. Gordon , Herbert H.T. Prins Extensive grazing and browsing by domestic and wild herbivores shape the vegetation composition, structure and dynamics of many terrestrial ecosystems. This volume investigates how large herbivores not only influence the structure and distribution of the vegetation, but... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2007-09-14 Collection : Ecological Studies PDF 147,69 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
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