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Record Nr.

UNINA9910380742403321

Autore

Lee Yoo Kyung

Titolo

Arctic Plants of Svalbard : What We Learn From the Green in the Treeless White World / / by Yoo Kyung Lee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-34560-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIV, 107 p. 66 illus., 63 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

016.5819481

Soggetti

Plant ecology

Nature

Environment

Plant systematics

Plant taxonomy

Nature conservation

Plant Ecology

Popular Science in Nature and Environment

Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography

Nature Conservation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Arctic Tundra: Where There Are No Trees -- Chapter 2. Arctic Is Not One -- Chapter 3. Arctic Plants in Different Tundras -- Chapter 4. Arctic Plants in Svalbard- Who are they and what do they do?/Svalbard, cold shore -- Chapter 5. The Past Shows the Future.

Sommario/riassunto

The Arctic is a special world. The Arctic Ocean is covered by white sea ice, and its margins are surrounded by bare terrestrial regions, known as tundra. Tundra is a cold and dry environment without trees, but even in the absence of trees, tundra plants such as dwarf shrubs, grasses, herbs and moss support the harsh environment by providing sustenance and shelter. This book introduces representative arctic plants and their function in Svalbard, revealing the unique tundra ecosystem, and discussing the direct and indirect effects of climate



change in the Arctic.