03088nam 22006375 450 991038074240332120200706013433.03-030-34560-210.1007/978-3-030-34560-0(CKB)4100000010348961(DE-He213)978-3-030-34560-0(MiAaPQ)EBC6109952(PPN)242981496(EXLCZ)99410000001034896120200207d2020 u| 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierArctic Plants of Svalbard What We Learn From the Green in the Treeless White World /by Yoo Kyung Lee1st ed. 2020.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2020.1 online resource (XIV, 107 p. 66 illus., 63 illus. in color.) 3-030-34559-9 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.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.Plant ecologyNatureEcologyPlantsClassificationPlantsClassificationNature conservationPlant Ecologyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L19112Popular Science in Nature and Environmenthttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q16000Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeographyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L24051Nature Conservationhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/U26008Plant ecology.Nature.Ecology.PlantsPlantsNature conservation.Plant Ecology.Popular Science in Nature and Environment.Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.Nature Conservation.016.5819481Lee Yoo Kyungauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1061732MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910380742403321Arctic Plants of Svalbard2519916UNINA