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The Subtropical Vegetation of Southwestern China

Plant Distribution, Diversity and Ecology

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  • Offers the first detailed quantitative analysis of the subtropical vegetation of southwestern China
  • Provides the first synthesis of a number of recently identified rare forests that survived the Ice Age
  • Extensively illustrated with 126 figures and maps as well as some 137 color photos

Part of the book series: Plant and Vegetation (PAVE, volume 11)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Introduction

    • Cindy Q. Tang
    Pages 1-47
  3. Evergreen Broad-Leaved Forests

    • Cindy Q. Tang
    Pages 49-112
  4. Evergreen Sclerophyllous Quercus Communities

    • Cindy Q. Tang
    Pages 113-125
  5. Warm Temperate Coniferous Forests

    • Cindy Q. Tang
    Pages 127-147
  6. Man-Made Forests

    • Cindy Q. Tang
    Pages 149-164
  7. Semi-Savannas in Hot-Dry Valleys

    • Cindy Q. Tang
    Pages 165-184
  8. Endemism and Tertiary Relict Forests

    • Cindy Q. Tang
    Pages 185-273
  9. Relations to Neighboring Regions

    • Cindy Q. Tang
    Pages 275-358
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 359-363

About this book

This book provides a wealth of high-quality scientific information on the patterns and processes of vegetation change across a broad range of spatial and temporal scales, concentrating on Southwestern China, mostly on the Yunnan region, and extending to the Yangtze River valley near the boundaries separating Chongqing, Sichuan and Guizhou.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Yunnan University Institute of Ecology and Geobotany, Kunming, China

    Cindy Q. Tang

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Subtropical Vegetation of Southwestern China

  • Book Subtitle: Plant Distribution, Diversity and Ecology

  • Authors: Cindy Q. Tang

  • Series Title: Plant and Vegetation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9741-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-017-9740-5Published: 12 May 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0407-4Published: 23 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-9741-2Published: 27 April 2015

  • Series ISSN: 1875-1318

  • Series E-ISSN: 1875-1326

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 363

  • Number of Illustrations: 117 b/w illustrations, 78 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Plant Ecology, Community & Population Ecology, Biodiversity, Forestry, Terrestial Ecology

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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