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Randall W. (University Of Central Oklahoma) . Ed(S): Myster - Ecotones Between Forest and Grassland - 9781461437963 - V9781461437963
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Ecotones Between Forest and Grassland

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Description for Ecotones Between Forest and Grassland Hardback. This book explores how ecotones between forest and grassland have changed in the past, how they are changing today and how they are likely to change in the future. Offers global insight, with a special focus on South American and Neotropical ecotones. Editor(s): Myster, Randall W. (University of Central Oklahoma). Num Pages: 344 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNCB; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 693.

Ecotones are dynamic over-lapping boundary areas where major terrestrial biomes meet.  As past studies have shown, and as the chapters in this book will illustrate, their structure, size, and scope have changed considerably over the millennia, expanding and shrinking as climate and/or other driving conditions, also changed.  Today, however, many of them are changing at a rate not seen for a long time, perhaps largely due to climate change and other human-induced factors.  Indeed ecotones are more sensitive to climate change than the biomes on either side, and thus may serve as critical early indicators of future climate change.  As ... Read more

Ecotones Between Forest and Grassland explores how these ecotones have changed in the past, how they are changing today, and how they are likely to change in the future. The book includes chapters from around the world with a special focus on South American and Neotropical ecotones.

 

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
330
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461437963
SKU
V9781461437963
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15

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