Arctic and Alpine Environments: 6 - Brossura

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9780367352547: Arctic and Alpine Environments: 6

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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.

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Jack D. Ives, Roger G. Barry

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9780416659801: Arctic and Alpine Environments

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ISBN 10:  0416659802 ISBN 13:  9780416659801
Casa editrice: Methuen young books, 1974
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