Mountain Ecosystems, Stability and Instability
Author: Bruno Messerli
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Published: 1984
Total Pages: 228
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Author: Bruno Messerli
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Published: 1984
Total Pages: 228
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Gerrard
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9780262071284
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUsing examples chosen from a variety of geographical settings and scales, A. J. Gerrard presents a novel approach to the study of mountain environments. He provides a framework in which mountains as special environments can be studied and shows how, no matter what their location or origin all mountain regions share common characteristics and undergo similar shaping processes. Gerrard's integrated approach combines ecological, climatological, hydrological, volcanic, and environmental management concerns in a systematic treatment of mountain geomorphology. He begins by examining the special nature of mountains, including a new classification of mountain types. He discusses mountain ecosystems, stressing the interaction between biota, soil, climate, relief, and geology, examines the high-energy systems of weathering and mass movement, and analyzes the role of rivers and hydrology and the processes of slope evolution. Two chapters are devoted to the particular characteristics of glaciation and vulcanism in mountain formation. The book concludes with a discussion of the special problems that human use of mountain regions create, including engineering, natural hazards, soil erosion, and the concept of integrated development. A. J. Gerrard is Lecturer in Geography at the University of Birmingham, England
Author: Romola Parish
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-06-03
Total Pages: 447
ISBN-13: 1317875532
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book breaks the ground in Geographical texts by transcending a strictly regional or topical focus. It presents the opportunities and constraints that mountains and their resources offer to local and global populations; the impacts of environmental and economic change, development and globalisation on mountain environments. Part of the Ecogeography series edited by Richard Hugget
Author: Ram Bali Singh
Publisher: APH Publishing
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 398
ISBN-13: 9788170244721
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: José M. García-Ruiz
Publisher: Springer Nature
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Total Pages: 479
ISBN-13: 3031519558
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Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9781452902364
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: G. B. Marini-Bettòlo
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2017-01-31
Total Pages: 632
ISBN-13: 1483287556
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThese Proceedings consider all aspects of the environmental problems facing the world today - scientific, social, economic, philosophical and historical. Many of the discussions which followed paper presentations are included in the text. Along with scientific discussions of solutions to particular problems, the book argues for a new approach to thought and action in the use of natural resources. If a constructive global strategy towards the protection of the environment is to be socially compatible and economically sound, then it must be developed through an interdisciplinary approach which will avoid the impractical solutions which might be suggested by theoretical or unilateral considerations. Ecological, economic, social and cultural research must be accompanied by the development of a new mentality of respect for the environment which will inculcate a reasonable and moderate use of natural resources.
Author: Gabriele Broll
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2006-01-16
Total Pages: 364
ISBN-13: 3540273654
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume focuses on interaction between vegetation, relief, climate, soil and fauna in the treeline ecotone, and the effects of climate change and land use in North America and Europe.
Author: Christian Korner
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2024-11-01
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 1040284310
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is the result of the first global conference on mountain biodiversity, and is a contribution to the International Year of Mountains, 2002. The Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment program is a Special Target Area Region project of DIVERSITAS (UNESCO and UNEP). Biological diversity is essential for the integrity of mountain ecosystems and this dependency is likely to increase as environmental (climate) and social conditions change. Steep terrain and climate, and severe land-use pressure cause mountain ecosystems to rank among the world's most endangered landscapes. The 28 chapters in this book represent research on the biological riches in all major mountain ranges of the world, and synthesize existing knowledge on mountain biodiversity - from diversity of bacteria, plants and animals to human diversity. The book is divided into five sections: an introduction providing an overview of the issues; plant and animal diversity; climate change and mountain biodiversity; land use and conservation; and a synthesis.
Author: Don Funnell
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005-08-18
Total Pages: 757
ISBN-13: 1134677359
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMountain Environments and Communities explains the background physical environment and then explores the environmental and social dimensions of mountain regions. This critical review of the concepts currently employed in mountain research, draws upon a wide range of examples from developed and developing countries. The dynamics of mountain life are described through both historical accounts of village-based systems and examples of the contemporary impact of global capital and sustainable development strategies.