Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
Series |
Plant and vegetation, 1875-1318 ; v. 8 |
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Plant and vegetation ; v. 8.
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Contents |
Forests. Spruce-Fir Forest -- Mixed Conifer Forest -- Ponderosa Pine Forest -- Woodland, Savanna, Grassland, and Shrublands. Pinyon-Juniper Vegetation -- Subalpine-Montane Grassland -- Gambel Oak Shrubland -- Interior Chaparral Shrubland.₉ |
Summary |
The book provides information essential for anyone interested in the ecology of the American Southwest, including land managers, environmental planners, conservationists, ecologists and students. It is unique in its coverage of the hows and whys of dynamics (changes) in the major types of vegetation occurring on southwestern mountains and plateaus. It explains the drivers and processes of change, describes historical changes and provides conceptual models that diagrammatically illustrate past, present, and potential future changes. All major types of vegetation are covered: spruce-fir, |
Analysis |
Life sciences |
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Landscape ecology |
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Plant Ecology |
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Ecology |
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Conservation Biology/Ecology |
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Terrestial Ecology |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
Subject |
Vegetation dynamics -- Southwestern States
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Plant ecology -- Southwestern States
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Ecology.
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Plants
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Ecology
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ecology.
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vegetation.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Botany.
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Ecology
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Plant ecology
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Vegetation dynamics
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SUBJECT |
Southwestern United States |
Subject |
United States -- Southwestern States
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9789400761490 |
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940076149X |
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