Long-Term Forest Dynamics of the Temperate Zone
Delcourt, Paul A.; Delcourt, Hazel R.
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Paperback. Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 452 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 685.
The synthesis presented in this volume is a direct outgrowth of our ten-year FORMAP Project (Forest Mapping Across Eastern North America from 20,000 yr B.P. to the Present). Many previous research efforts in paleoecology have used plant-fossil evidence as proxy information for primarily geologic or climatic reconstructions or as a bio stratigraphic basis for correlation of regional events. In contrast, in this book, we deal with ecological questions that require a holistic perspective that integrates the interactions of biota with their dynamically changing environments over time scales up to tens of thousands of years. In the FORMAP Project, our major ... Read more
The synthesis presented in this volume is a direct outgrowth of our ten-year FORMAP Project (Forest Mapping Across Eastern North America from 20,000 yr B.P. to the Present). Many previous research efforts in paleoecology have used plant-fossil evidence as proxy information for primarily geologic or climatic reconstructions or as a bio stratigraphic basis for correlation of regional events. In contrast, in this book, we deal with ecological questions that require a holistic perspective that integrates the interactions of biota with their dynamically changing environments over time scales up to tens of thousands of years. In the FORMAP Project, our major ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
Series
Ecological Studies
Number of Pages
439
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461291367
SKU
V9781461291367
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