Ecology Abstracts

Ecology Abstracts

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Published: 1985

Total Pages: 990

ISBN-13:

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Coverage: 1982- current; updated: monthly. This database covers current ecology research across a wide range of disciplines, reflecting recent advances in light of growing evidence regarding global environmental change and destruction. Major ares of subject coverage include: Algae/lichens, Animals, Annelids, Aquatic ecosystems, Arachnids, Arid zones, Birds, Brackish water, Bryophytes/pteridophytes, Coastal ecosystems, Conifers, Conservation, Control, Crustaceans, Ecosyst em studies, Fungi, Grasses, Grasslands, High altitude environments, Human ecology, Insects, Legumes, Mammals, Management, Microorganisms, Molluscs, Nematodes, Paleo-ecology, Plants, Pollution studies, Reptiles, River basins, Soil, TAiga/tundra, Terrestrial ecosystems, Vertebrates, Wetlands, Woodlands.


Vegetation and Production Ecology of an Alaskan Arctic Tundra

Vegetation and Production Ecology of an Alaskan Arctic Tundra

Author: Larry L. Tieszen

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 686

ISBN-13: 1461263077

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This volume on botanical research in tundra represents the culmination of four years of intensive and integrated field research centered at Barrow, Alaska. The volume summarizes the most significant results and interpretations of the pri mary producer projects conducted in the U.S. IBP Tundra Biome Program (1970-1974). Original data reports are available from the authors and can serve as detailed references for interested tundra researchers. Also, the results of most projects have been published in numerous papers in various journals. The introduction provides a brief overview of other ecosystem components. The main body presents the results in three general sections. The summary chapter is an attempt to integrate ideas and information from the previous papers as well as extant literature. In addition, this chapter focuses attention on pro cesses of primary production which should receive increased emphasis. Although this book will not answer all immediate questions, it hopefully will enhance future understanding of the tundra, particularly as we have studied it in Northern Alaska.


Quaternary Geology and Glacial History of Bylot Island, Northwest Territories

Quaternary Geology and Glacial History of Bylot Island, Northwest Territories

Author: R. A. Klassen

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Published: 1993

Total Pages: 108

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This study of Bylot Island, Northwest Territories, delineates the four distinct 'foreign' glaciations, as well as regional ice sheets and local mountain glaciers, for which evidence is available in the Quaternary geology of the surficial deposits and landforms and in marine and glaciomarine sedimentation.


Arctic and Alpine Environments

Arctic and Alpine Environments

Author: Jack D. Ives

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-10-08

Total Pages: 1134

ISBN-13: 1000698947

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Originally published in 1974, Arctic and Alpine Environments examines, the relatively simple ecosystems of arctic and alpine lands that still occupy extensive areas little disturbed by modern technology. The book argues that there is a necessity for carefully controlled development of the resources of these regions and suggests that there is a risk of irreversible disturbance without full understanding of these regions. This book provides a detailed documentation of cold-stressed arctic and alpine terrestrial environments and systematically deals with the present and past physical environment – climate, hydrology and glaciology; biota – treeline, vegetation, vertebrate zoology, and historical biogeography; abiotic processes – geomorphological and pedological and the role of man – bioclimatology, archaeology and technological impact, including radioecology. The book will appeal to academics and students of environmental and biological science, as well as providing a significant source for conservationists’, government agencies and industrial organizations.