This book is a completely revised, substantially extended treatment of the physical and biological factors that drive life in high mountains. The book covers the characteristics of alpine plant life, alpine climate and soils, life under snow, stress tolerance, treeline ecology, plant water, carbon, and nutrient relations, plant growth and productivity, developmental processes, and two largely novel chapters on alpine plant reproduction and global change biology. The book explains why the topography driven exposure of plants ...
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This book is a completely revised, substantially extended treatment of the physical and biological factors that drive life in high mountains. The book covers the characteristics of alpine plant life, alpine climate and soils, life under snow, stress tolerance, treeline ecology, plant water, carbon, and nutrient relations, plant growth and productivity, developmental processes, and two largely novel chapters on alpine plant reproduction and global change biology. The book explains why the topography driven exposure of plants to dramatic micro-climatic gradients over very short distances causes alpine biodiversity to be particularly robust against climatic change. Geographically, this book draws on examples from all parts of the world, including the tropics. This book is complemented with novel evidence and insight that emerged over the last 17 years of alpine plant research. The number of figures - mostly in color - nearly doubled, with many photographs providing a vividimpression of alpine plant life worldwide. Christian K???rner was born in 1949 in Austria, received his academic education at the University of Innsbruck, and was full professor of Botany at the University of Basel from 1989 to 2014. As emeritus Professor he is continuing alpine plant research in the Swiss Alps.
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Good. No Dust Jacket. An ex-library copy of this 338-page photo-illustrated large-format paperback. The usual ex-libris markings. The binding is sound (with no spine creasing), and the text is clean/unmarked.
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Very Good+ 3540003479. Hardcover, issued without a dustjacket, color-illustrated cover, "This new edition of Alpine Plant Life has been fully updated. It now includes over a hundred new references, new diagrams, revised and extended chapters and a geographic index, " book has mild bumps to the top corners and is in excellent condition otherwise, the binding is tight and clean and the contents are fine; 360 pages.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 900grams, ISBN: 9783540654384.
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Name written on the front flyleaf page inside the back cover and on the page edges otherwise the book is in very good condition. Some shelf storage or usage wear present. The binding is tight and all pages are present. Pictures available upon request. Thanks for supporting an independent bookseller!
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Fine. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Copy in illustrated card wraps. Previous owners address label on verso of upper cover. Clean text with b/w plates and illustrations and diagrams. This is a heavy book and may require additional postage.
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