Polar and alpine tundra / edited by F.E. Wielgolaski.

Other author Wielgolaski, F. E., 1931-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoAmsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 1997.
Descriptionx, 920 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects

SeriesEcosystems of the world ; 3
Ecosystems of the world ; 3. ^A238320
Contents Introduction / F.E. Wielgolaski -- Adaptation in plants / F.E. Wielgolaski -- Adaptations to the alpine environment in insects and other terrestrial arthropods / L. Sømme -- Fennoscandian tundra / F.E. Wielgolaski -- Tundra ecosystems of Iceland / T.E. Thórhallsdóttir -- The high-mountain ecosystems of the Alps / G. Grabherr -- Structure and function of subalpine ecosystems in the Carpathians / K.A. Malinovsky -- Geography and organization of high-mountain ecosystems in the former USSR / R.I. Zlotin -- Alpine vegetation types of the central Himalaya / G. Miehe -- High-mountain areas of tropical Africa / O. Hedberg -- Alpine tundra of southern Africa / D.J.B. Killick -- North American alpine ecosystems / J.S. Campbell -- Ecology of South American páramos with emphasis on the fauna of the Venezuelan páramos / A. Díaz, J.E. Péfaur and P. Durant -- New Zealand alpine ecosystems / A.F. Mark and K.J.M. Dickinson -- Tundra diversity and ecological characteristics of Svalbard / A. Elvebakk -- Arctic ecosystems in Russia / Yu. I. Chernov and N.V. Matveyeva -- Live and dead reserves and primary production in polar desert, tundra and forest tundra of the former Soviet Union / N.I. Bazilevich and A.A. Tishkov (in cooperation with G.E. Vilchek) -- Chemical elements in plants of the polar belt of Russia / N.I. Bazilevich -- Arctic ecosystems of North America / L.C. Bliss -- Greenland / J. Böcher and P.M. Petersen -- Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems / H. Kanda and V. Komárková.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Polar and alpine tundra. 1st ed. Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 1997
LCCN 97019344
ISBN0444882650
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ISBN0444417028 (series)
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