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Amazonian Floodplain Forests: Ecophysiology, Biodiversity and Sustainable Management (Ecological Studies)
Wolfgang J. Junk (Ed.)
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Description for Amazonian Floodplain Forests: Ecophysiology, Biodiversity and Sustainable Management (Ecological Studies)
Hardcover. This is the first integrative book on the functioning and ecologically oriented use of floodplain forests in the tropics and sub-tropics. It provides fundamental knowledge for professionals and students on their distribution, evolution and phytogeography. Editor(s): Junk, Wolfgang J.; Piedade, Maria T. F.; Wittmann, Florian; Schongart, Jochen; Parolin, Pia. Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 618 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNCB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1061.
Central Amazonian floodplain forests are an unique and endangered ecosystem. The forests grow in areas that are annually flooded by large rivers during mean periods of up to 8 months and at depths of up to 10 m. Despite this severe stress, these forests consist of over 1,000 species and are by far the most species-rich floodplain forests worldwide. The trees show a broad range of morphological, anatomical, physiological, and phenological adaptations that enable them not only to survive the adverse environmental conditions, but also to produce large amounts of biomass when the nutrient levels in water and soils are ... Read more
Central Amazonian floodplain forests are an unique and endangered ecosystem. The forests grow in areas that are annually flooded by large rivers during mean periods of up to 8 months and at depths of up to 10 m. Despite this severe stress, these forests consist of over 1,000 species and are by far the most species-rich floodplain forests worldwide. The trees show a broad range of morphological, anatomical, physiological, and phenological adaptations that enable them not only to survive the adverse environmental conditions, but also to produce large amounts of biomass when the nutrient levels in water and soils are ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Series
Ecological Studies
Condition
New
Weight
1061g
Number of Pages
618
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048187249
SKU
V9789048187249
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About Wolfgang J. Junk (Ed.)
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang J. Junk is the retired head of the Working Group of Tropical Ecology at the former Max-Planck-Institute for Limnology at Ploen, Germany. He worked more than 40 years in the Brazilian Amazon region in cooperation with the National Amazon Research Institute (INPA) at Manaus, and 20 years in the Pantanal, an other large neotropical wetland, in cooperation ... Read more
Reviews for Amazonian Floodplain Forests: Ecophysiology, Biodiversity and Sustainable Management (Ecological Studies)
From the reviews: `The first integrative book on the functioning and ecologically oriented use of floodplain forests in the tropics and the subtropics.' The book deals with ecophysiology, biodiversity, and sustainable development and is divided in three parts. ... Overall, the book covers a wide range of topics related to the biology and sustainable use of ... Read more