Frans E. Wielgolaski (ed.)

Gebundenes Buch

Plant Ecology, Herbivory, and Human Impact in Nordic Mountain Birch Forests

Beschreibung

The successful long-term sustainable management of forests is dependent on our knowledge of their history, present state, and responses to changing environmental conditions. In this light, the text evaluates the Nordic mountain birch ecosystem with examples from different sites in the Nordic countries and Scotland.

The authors analyse vegetation, soils and nutrients, and investigate the influence of climate change, insect pests, grazing pressure by sheep and reindeer, construction of roads and other consequences of increasing tourism. The possibilities for a sustainable use of the Nordic mountain birch forests are discussed in various models.

An accompanying CD-ROM contains additional material, including tables, illustrations, and model presentations.

Autor

Frans E. Wielgolaski, University of Oslo, Blindern, Norway

Produktdetails

• Ecological Studies 180
• Verlag: Springer / Springer Berlin Heidelberg / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 10890368, 978-3-540-22909-4
• 2005
• Seitenzahl: 396
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. März 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 701g
• ISBN-13: 9783540229094
• ISBN-10: 3540229094
• Artikelnr.: 13304531

Rezensionen

From the reviews:

"Springer's Ecological Studies series provides an invaluable database and synthesis in ecology that students and researchers alike should be aware of. The series provides very useful insights into ecosystems, providing background and up-to-date information on whole ecosystems and how they function in relation to their environment. This book is no exception. ... I would recommend this book to researchers and students alike, as the data are presented in a very accessible, clear fashion and the content can be extrapolated to many upland ecosystems in the United Kingdom." (Mountain Research and Development)

"The book is well structured and consists of 25 well-written concise chapters mostly by groups of authors ... all being specialists in the field. ... We have to congratulate all authors in particular the editor on this versatile, highly informative, well organized and concisely written book. ... This fascinating book is strongly recommended ... . It is a must for libraries of universities, high schools and other institutes and organisations of fundamental and applied research in bio- and geosciences ... ." (Fred J. A. Daniëls, Phytocoenologia, Vol. 37 (2), 2007)