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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821675603321

Titolo

Structure and function of an alpine ecosystem : Niwot Ridge, Colorado / / edited by William D. Bowman, Timothy R. Seastedt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001

ISBN

0-19-756117-9

1-280-76153-9

9786610761531

0-19-534429-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 p.)

Collana

Long-Term Ecological Research Network series

Altri autori (Persone)

BowmanWilliam D

SeastedtTimothy R

Disciplina

577.538

577.5380978863

Soggetti

Mountain ecology - Colorado - Niwot Ridge

Environmental sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"LTER."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Foreword; 1 Introduction: Historical Perspective and Significance of Alpine Ecosystem Studies; I: Physical Environment; II: Ecosystem Structure; III: Ecosystem Function; IV: Past and Future; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The alpine ecosystem features conditions near the limits of biological existence, and is a useful laboratory for asking more general ecological questions. This book provides an overview of an alpine ecosystem, based on research at Niwot Ridge, Colorado.