Arctic ecosystems in a changing climate : an ecophysiological perspective /

This book reviews the physiological ecology of arctic plants, suggests a new role for physiological ecology in studying biotic controls over community and ecosystem processes, and provides a physiological basis for predicting how arctic plant communities will respond to global climate change.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Chapin, F. Stuart, III (Francis Stuart)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: San Diego : Academic Press, ©1992.
Series:Physiological ecology.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This book reviews the physiological ecology of arctic plants, suggests a new role for physiological ecology in studying biotic controls over community and ecosystem processes, and provides a physiological basis for predicting how arctic plant communities will respond to global climate change.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 469 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1299194834
9781299194830