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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817706003321

Titolo

Alpine environment [[electronic resource] ] : geology, ecology, and conservation / / John G. Schmidt, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011

ISBN

1-61942-798-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Collana

Earth sciences in the 21st century

Environmental science, engineering and technology

Altri autori (Persone)

SchmidtJohn G <1953-> (John George)

Disciplina

577.5/3

Soggetti

Geology

Mountain biodiversity conservation

Mountain ecology

Mountains

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""AQUATIC INSECTS OF REMOTE ALPINE LAKES: TAXONOMIC COMPOSITION, ECOLOGICAL PATTERNS AND SEASONAL DYNAMICS IN ALTITUDINAL ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT (TATRA MTS, SLOVAKIA)""; ""HERBACEOUS SPECIES TO CONTROL THE ALPINE SOIL EROSION: FIELD AND LABORATORY EXPERIMENTAL TESTS""; ""ESTIMATION OF THE GROWING SEASON LENGTH IN ALPINE AREAS: EFFECTS OF SNOW AND TEMPERATURES""; ""SOCIOECONOMICS OF CONSERVATION IN THE ALPS""; ""THE ALPINE ENVIRONMENT AND ANTHROPISATION OF THE LANDSCAPE IN THE WESTERN PYRENEES (SPAIN) DURING THE HOLOCENE""

""TECTONIC CONTROL ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE MIDDLE TRIASSIC PLATFORMS IN THE ALPINE-CARPATHIAN-DINARIC REGION (DIFFERENCES IN THE EVOLUTION OF TWO OPPOSITE SHELVES OF THE NEOTETHYS OCEAN)""""GENETIC DIVERSITY AND POPULATION STRUCTURE OF ALPINE PLANTS ENDEMIC TO QINGHAI-TIBETAN PLATEAU, WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION UNDER GLOBAL WARMING""; ""INDEX""