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Author : Douglas Clay Ridgley
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Vegetation Zones of the Earth written by Douglas Clay Ridgley and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Heinrich Walter
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1468404687
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (684 download)
Download or read book Vegetation of the Earth and Ecological Systems of the Geo-biosphere written by Heinrich Walter and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Phytomass and Primary Production of the Various Vegetational Zones and of the Entire Biosphere The biosphere is that thin layer at the earth's surface in which living organisms exist and biological cycling takes place. It includes the upper horizons of the soil in which plants root, the atmosphere near the ground, (insofar as organisms penetrate this space), and all the surface waters. More than 99% of the earth's biomass is phytomass, to which we shall limit our discussion. Amounts of phytomass are distinctly related to vegeta tional zones. Because accurate determination of phytomass and primary production is difficult, only gross estimates have been available until recently. However, in 1970, Bazilevich et al. published (in Russian) more accurate calculations, based on the rapidly accumulating literature, for the various thermal zones and bioclimatic regions of the earth. These authors calculated mean phyto mass and mean annual primary production for the various regions as dry mass (in tons) per hectare. On the basis of measurements of the areas covered by the individual regions, excluding rivers, lakes, glaciers, and permanent snow, total phytomass and total annual primary production for the various regions were obtained (see table). The sum of these figures is the phytomass and annual production of the land surface of the earth. In addition, the table gives corresponding data for the waters of the earth. The values involved are potential i. e. , they are based on natural vegetation uninfluenced by man.
Author : John E. Oliver
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402032641
Total Pages : 873 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of World Climatology written by John E. Oliver and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-04-23 with total page 873 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, given the well-publicized impacts of events such as El Niño, there is an unequaled public awareness of how climate affects the quality of life and environment. Such awareness has created an increasing demand for accurate climatological information. This information is now available in one convenient, accessible source, the Encyclopedia of World Climatology. This comprehensive volume covers all the main subfields of climatology, supplies information on climates in major continental areas, and explains the intricacies of climatic processes. The level of presentation will meet the needs of specialists, university students, and educated laypersons. A successor to the 1986 Encyclopedia of Climatology, this compendium provides a clear explanation of current knowledge and research directions in modern climatology. This new encyclopedia emphasizes climatological developments that have evolved over the past twenty years. It offers more than 200 informative articles prepared by 150 experts on numerous subjects, ranging from standard areas of study to the latest research studies. The relationship between climatology and both physical and social science is fully explored, as is the significance of climate for our future well-being. The information is organized for speedy access. Entries are conveniently arranged in alphabetical order, thoroughly indexed, and cross-referenced. Every entry contains useful citations to additional source materials. The Editor John E. Oliver is Professor Emeritus at Indiana State University. He holds a B.Sc. from London University, and a MA and Ph.D from Columbia University. He taught at Columbia University and then at Indiana State where he was formerly Chair of the Geography-Geology Department, and Assoc iate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences. He has written many books and journal articles in Climatology, Applied Climatology and Physical Geography.
Author : Jonathan Adams
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 364200881X
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (42 download)
Download or read book Vegetation-Climate Interaction written by Jonathan Adams and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-11-27 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible account of the ways in which the world's plant life affects the climate. It covers everything from tiny local microclimates created by plants to their effect on a global scale. If you’ve ever wondered how vegetation can create clouds, haze and rain, or how plants have an impact on the composition of greenhouse gases, then this book is required reading.
Author : Franco Pedrotti
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642302351
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (423 download)
Download or read book Plant and Vegetation Mapping written by Franco Pedrotti and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-08-16 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is concerned principally with geobotanical mapping. Geobotany is a broad science that deals with the study of species and of vegetation communities in relation to the environment; it includes other, perhaps more familiar sciences, such as plant geography, plant ecology, and chorology, and phytosociology (plant sociology). Geobotanical cartography is a field of thematic cartography that deals with the interpretation and representation, in the form of maps, of those spatial and temporal phenomena that pertain to flora, vegetation, vegetated landscapes, vegetation zones, and phytogeographical units. The production of a geobotanical map represents the last stage in a cognitive process that begins with observations in the field and continues with the collection of sample data, interpretation of the phenomena observed, and their appropriate cartographic representation; geobotanical cartography is closely tied to the concepts and scope of geobotany in general
Author : Karel Prach
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108472761
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)
Download or read book Comparative Plant Succession Among Terrestrial Biomes of the World written by Karel Prach and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-05-14 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a comparative approach to plant succession among all terrestrial biomes and disturbances, helping to reveal generalizable patterns.
Author : Trevor R. Hodkinson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139500473
Total Pages : 543 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (395 download)
Download or read book Climate Change, Ecology and Systematics written by Trevor R. Hodkinson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-04-28 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change has shaped life in the past and will continue to do so in the future. Understanding the interactions between climate and biodiversity is a complex challenge to science. With contributions from 60 key researchers, this book examines the ongoing impact of climate change on the ecology and diversity of life on earth. It discusses the latest research within the fields of ecology and systematics, highlighting the increasing integration of their approaches and methods. Topics covered include the influence of climate change on evolutionary and ecological processes such as adaptation, migration, speciation and extinction, and the role of these processes in determining the diversity and biogeographic distribution of species and their populations. This book ultimately illustrates the necessity for global conservation actions to mitigate the effects of climate change in a world that is already undergoing a biodiversity crisis of unprecedented scale.
Author : Peter Smithson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134570678
Total Pages : 658 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (345 download)
Download or read book Fundamentals of the Physical Environment written by Peter Smithson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-02 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third edition of this popular textbook has been extensively revised to incorporate current thinking and knowledge in the area of physical geography and the environment whilst retaining its basic structure.
Author : Jörg S. Pfadenhauer
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030498603
Total Pages : 872 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (34 download)
Download or read book Global Vegetation written by Jörg S. Pfadenhauer and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-09-09 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This up-to-date textbook of global vegetation ecology, which comprises the current state of knowledge, is long overdue and much-needed. It is a translation of the textbook “Vegetation der Erde” (Springer-Spektrum, Heidelberg). A short introductory chapter deals with the fundamentals of vegetation ecology that are of importance for the delimitation and characterization of the global vegetation presented in this book (chorology, evolution of plants, physiognomic and structural characteristics, phytodiversity and the human impact on it as well as general terminology concerning both plant growth forms and on vegetation structure types). In the following chapters the zonal and azonal vegetation from the tropics to the polar regions including high mountains is described and discussed. The main focus is on the characterization of interactions between the spatial location of plants and plant communities on the one hand and site conditions, historic and genetic processes, spatial and temporal patterns, ecophysiology and anthropogenic influences on the other hand. Additional information on specific topics is provided in 51 boxes.
Author : Frederic Edward Clements
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Total Pages : 570 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Plant Succession and Indicators written by Frederic Edward Clements and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Illinois Education Association. County Superintendents' Section
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Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Course of Study for the Common Schools of Illinois written by Illinois Education Association. County Superintendents' Section and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kristen Rajczak Nelson
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN 13 : 1482408023
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (824 download)
Download or read book The Climate Zones written by Kristen Rajczak Nelson and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Driving through the northeastern part of the United States during the fall is much different than traveling through the Southwest. Vermont will have many trees with their leaves changing color, while a state like Arizona will be dry, hot, and not have much vegetation. These states are in different climate zones! Readers learn the main features of Earth’s climate zones, including the tropical, temperate, polar, Mediterranean, highland, and arid zones. Full-color photographs and maps of these regions aid the main content in supporting both science and geography curricula.
Author : Kenneth J Gregory
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1848606206
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (486 download)
Download or read book The Earth's Land Surface written by Kenneth J Gregory and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2010-04-14 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introductory text details the land surface of the earth in a readable style covering the major issues, key themes and sensitivities of the environments/landscape. Emphasizing the major ideas and their development, each chapter includes case studies and details of influential scientists (not necessarily geomorphologists) who have contributed to the progress of understanding. Providing a very clear explanation of the understanding achieved and of the debates that have arisen, the book is comprised of 12 chapters in four sections: Visualizing the land surface explains and explores the composition of the land surface and outlines how it has been studied Dynamics of the land surface considers the dynamics affecting the earth’s land surface including its influences, processes and the changes that have occurred Environments of the land surface looks to understand the land surface in major world regions highlighting differences between the areas Management of the land surface is an examination of the current and future prospects of the management of the earth’s land surface
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Total Pages : 378 pages
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Download or read book The Journal of Geography written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Grasindo
ISBN 13 : 9789797599089
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (99 download)
Download or read book essential atlas of botany written by and published by Grasindo. This book was released on with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George Nakhutsrishvili
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642299156
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (422 download)
Download or read book The Vegetation of Georgia (South Caucasus) written by George Nakhutsrishvili and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-08-23 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book describes richness and diversity of Georgia’s vegetation. Contrasting ecosystems coexist on the relatively small territory of the country and include semi-deserts in East Georgia, Colchic forests with almost sub-tropical climate in West Georgia and subnival plant communities in high mountains. West Georgia lacks xerophilous vegetation zone and mesophilous forest vegetation spreads from the sea level to subalpine zone. The Colchic refugium (West Georgia) ensured survival of the Tertiary’s mesophilous forest flora. Vertical profile of the vegetation is more complex in East Georgia with semi-desert, steppe and arid open forest zone. In South Georgia the montane zone represented by montane steppe is devoid of forests
Author : Ralph Stockman Tarr
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Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Laboratory Manual for Physical and Commercial Geography written by Ralph Stockman Tarr and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
