Screen LibraryEcology of Central European Non-Forest Vegetation : Coastal to Alpine, Natural to Man-Made Habitats. Volume II, Vegetation Ecology of Central Europe /
This is a comprehensive handbook in two volumes covering the heart of the continent, including Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic and Slovakia. Based on a thorough literature review with 5500 cited references and illustrated with nearly 1000 i...
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43048-5 |
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This is a comprehensive handbook in two volumes covering the heart of the continent, including Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic and Slovakia. Based on a thorough literature review with 5500 cited references and illustrated with nearly 1000 informative figures and tables, all vegetation types of this region are analysed in terms of their climatic and edaphic influences, the structure and dynamics of their communities, the ecophysiological constitution of the main plant species, important aspects of ecosystem functioning, and recent co |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(xxxiv,1093pages): illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9783319430485 |
| Index Number: | QH301 |
| CLC: | Q944 |
| Contents: | 1. Salt marshes and inland saline habitats -- 2. Sand dunes and their vegetation series -- 3. Mires -- 4. Vegetation of freshwater habitats -- 5. Vegetation of the alpine and nival belts -- 6. Dwarf shrub heaths and Nardus grasslands -- 7. Nutrient-poor dry grasslands -- 8. Agricultural grassland on mesic to wet soils -- 9. Communities on heavy metal-rich soils -- 10. Banks, shorelines and muddy habitats influenced by man -- 11. Ruderal communities on drier soils -- 12. Vegetation of arable fields, gardens and vineyards -- 13. Vegetation of human settlements -- 14. Syntaxonomic overview of t |