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Alpine environment : geology, ecology, and conservation / John G. Schmidt, editor. - 1 online resource : illustrations, maps. - Earth sciences in the 21st century Environmental science, engineering and technology . - Earth sciences in the 21st century series. Environmental science, engineering and technology series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""AQUATIC INSECTS OF REMOTE ALPINE LAKES: TAXONOMIC COMPOSITION, ECOLOGICAL PATTERNS AND SEASONAL DYNAMICS IN ALTITUDINAL ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT (TATRA MTS, SLOVAKIA)""; ""HERBACEOUS SPECIES TO CONTROL THE ALPINE SOIL EROSION: FIELD AND LABORATORY EXPERIMENTAL TESTS""; ""ESTIMATION OF THE GROWING SEASON LENGTH IN ALPINE AREAS: EFFECTS OF SNOW AND TEMPERATURES""; ""SOCIOECONOMICS OF CONSERVATION IN THE ALPS""; ""THE ALPINE ENVIRONMENT AND ANTHROPISATION OF THE LANDSCAPE IN THE WESTERN PYRENEES (SPAIN) DURING THE HOLOCENE"" ""TECTONIC CONTROL ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE MIDDLE TRIASSIC PLATFORMS IN THE ALPINE-CARPATHIAN-DINARIC REGION (DIFFERENCES IN THE EVOLUTION OF TWO OPPOSITE SHELVES OF THE NEOTETHYS OCEAN)""""GENETIC DIVERSITY AND POPULATION STRUCTURE OF ALPINE PLANTS ENDEMIC TO QINGHAI-TIBETAN PLATEAU, WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION UNDER GLOBAL WARMING""; ""INDEX""


English.

ISBN: 9781619427983 1619427982 1612093922 9781612093925

LCCN: 2019714098

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mountain ecology.
Mountain biodiversity conservation.
Mountains.
Geology.
NATURE--Ecology.
NATURE--Ecosystems & Habitats--Wilderness.
SCIENCE--Environmental Science.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Ecology.
Geology.
Mountain biodiversity conservation.
Mountain ecology.
Mountains.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: QH541.5.M65

Dewey Class. No.: 577.5/3