Alpine Ecosystems in the Northwest Caucasus /

Plant geographical description of the area, syntaxonomy, spatial patterns, floristic richness, structure of plant communities in relation to soil properties and herbivore influence were described for a mountain region that is difficult to access. Seasonal, inter-annual, and long-term dynamics of veg...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Onipchenko, Vladimir G.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2004.
Series:Geobotany 29 ; 29.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • From the contents: Contributors. Acknowledgement. Preface. Geography, Geology, Climate and the Communities Studied
  • Soils and Nutrient Turnover
  • Plant Geographical Description of the Area
  • Alpine Plant Communities: Syntaxonomy, Floristic Composition and Richness
  • Structure and Dynamics of Closed Alpine Communities
  • Population Biology of Alpine Plants
  • Experimental Study of Plant Relationships
  • Soil Algae and Cyanobacteria in the Alpine Plant Communities
  • Fungi, Mycorrhiza, and Microbiological Processes in the Alpine Ecosystems
  • Animals and their Influence on Plant Communities
  • Human Activity and Nature Conservation Problems
  • References
  • Species Index.