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Ecology of Highlands

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  • © 1980

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Authors:
  1. M. S. Mani
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  2. L. E. Giddings
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Part of the book series: Monographiae Biologicae (MOBI, volume 40)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • M. S. Mani
    Pages 1-9

  3. The physical environment of the highlands

    • L. E. Giddings
    Pages 11-34

  4. The radiation environment

    • L. E. Giddings
    Pages 35-48

  5. Correcting boiling points

    • L. E. Giddings
    Pages 49-62

  6. Compensating for chemical effects of the lower atmospheric pressure

    • L. E. Giddings
    Pages 63-70

  7. Barometry

    • L. E. Giddings
    Pages 71-79

  8. Psychrometry

    • L. E. Giddings
    Pages 81-91

  9. For the engineer

    • L. E. Giddings
    Pages 93-99

  10. The highlands in the space age

    • L. E. Giddings
    Pages 101-125

  11. The vegetation of highlands

    • M. S. Mani
    Pages 127-139

  12. The animal life of highlands

    • M. S. Mani
    Pages 141-159

  13. Man in highlands ecosystem: physiology of native highlanders

    • M. S. Mani, A. Pardo
    Pages 161-176

  14. Man in highland ecosystem: effects of exposure to high altitude

    • M. S. Mani
    Pages 177-209

  15. Man in highland ecosystem: human acclimatization to highland conditions

    • M. S. Mani
    Pages 211-224

  16. For the future

    • L. E. Giddings, M. S. Mani
    Pages 225-236

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 237-249
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About this book

High altitude research is comparatively a recent development. With the notable exceptions of entomology, botany and perhaps some aspects of human acclimatization, our knowledge of high altitude environment is extremely scanty. There is at present no comprehensive handbook on the general ecology of highlands. This book aims at providing such a text for the use of the general scientist, engineer, biologist and university students. It summarizes and critically reviews current developments and focusses atten­ tion on urgent problems of highland ecology needing future studies. This book has grown out of our explorations and experiences in the highlands of Asia and South America. The results of explorations of the high altitude plants and insects on the Himalaya, Alai-Pamirs, Central Tien Shan and Caucasus by one of us (MSM), discussed in earlier publications, are reviewed here in the light of recent advances. Many years' experience of teaching and research in the University of Sucre (3400 m) and studies at Potosi (4000 m), La Paz and Chacaltaya (5000 m) in Bolivia by the second author (LEG) cover problems in physical chemistry, meteorology, engineer­ ing and other physical aspects of highland environments.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Ecology of Highlands

  • Authors: M. S. Mani, L. E. Giddings

  • Series Title: Monographiae Biologicae

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9174-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Dr. W. Junk bv Publishers, The Hague 1980

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-6193-093-8Due: 31 October 1980

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-9176-7Published: 11 January 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-9174-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0077-0639

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-1729

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 250

  • Topics: Ecology

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