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High-latitude Rainforests and Associated Ecosystems of the West Coast of the Americas
. Ed(S): Lawford, R.G.; Alaback, P.; Fuentes, Eduardo R.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Lawford, R.G.; Alaback, P.; Fuentes, Eduardo R. Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 436 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNK; TVB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 662.
Regional intercomparisons between ecosystems on different continents can be a powerful tool to better understand the ways in which ecosystems respond to global change. Large areas are often needed to characterize the causal mechanisms governing interactions between ecozones and their environments. Factors such as weather and climate patterns, land-ocean and land-atmosphere interactions all play important roles. As a result of the strong physical north-south symmetry between the western coasts of North and South America, the similarities in climate, coastal oceanography and physiography between these two regions have been extensively documented. High Latitude Rain Forests and Associated Ecosystems of the West ... Read more presents current research on West Coast forest and river ecology, and compares ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest with those of South America. Show Less
Regional intercomparisons between ecosystems on different continents can be a powerful tool to better understand the ways in which ecosystems respond to global change. Large areas are often needed to characterize the causal mechanisms governing interactions between ecozones and their environments. Factors such as weather and climate patterns, land-ocean and land-atmosphere interactions all play important roles. As a result of the strong physical north-south symmetry between the western coasts of North and South America, the similarities in climate, coastal oceanography and physiography between these two regions have been extensively documented. High Latitude Rain Forests and Associated Ecosystems of the West ... Read more presents current research on West Coast forest and river ecology, and compares ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest with those of South America. Show Less
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
Series
Ecological Studies
Number of Pages
413
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461284536
SKU
V9781461284536
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