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Structure and Function of an Alpine Ecosystem: Niwot Ridge, Colorado
Contributor(s): Bowman, William D. (Author)
ISBN: 019511728X     ISBN-13: 9780195117288
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
OUR PRICE:   $242.25  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: April 2001
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Annotation: This book will provide a complete overview of an alpine ecosystem, based on the long-term research conducted at the Niwot Ridge LTER. There is, at present, no general book on alpine ecology. The alpine ecosystem features conditions near the limits of biological existence, and is a useful
laboratory for asking more general ecological questions, because it offers large environmental change over relatively short distances. Factors such as macroclimate, microclimate, soil conditions, biota, and various biological factors change on differing scales, allowing insight into the relative
contributions of the different factors on ecological outcomes.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Life Sciences - Ecology
- Nature | Ecology
- Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental)
Dewey: 577.538
LCCN: 00036746
Physical Information: 0.87" H x 6.48" W x 9.54" (1.33 lbs) 352 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Mountains
- Geographic Orientation - Colorado
- Topical - Ecology
- Cultural Region - Western U.S.
 
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Publisher Description:
This book will provide a complete overview of an alpine ecosystem, based on the long-term research conducted at the Niwot Ridge LTER. There is, at present, no general book on alpine ecology. The alpine ecosystem features conditions near the limits of biological existence, and is a useful
laboratory for asking more general ecological questions, because it offers large environmental change over relatively short distances. Factors such as macroclimate, microclimate, soil conditions, biota, and various biological factors change on differing scales, allowing insight into the relative
contributions of the different factors on ecological outcomes.