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Vegetation Dynamics of Mongolia

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Editors:
  1. Peter D. Gunin

    1. Laboratory of Ecology of Arid Areas, Severtsov Institute of Ecology & Evolution, Russia

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  2. Elizabeth A. Vostokova

    1. Laboratory of Ecology of Arid Areas, Severtsov Institute of Ecology & Evolution, Russia

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  3. Nadezhda I. Dorofeyuk

    1. Laboratory of Ecology of Arid Areas, Severtsov Institute of Ecology & Evolution, Russia

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  4. Pavel E. Tarasov

    1. Department of Geography, Moscow State University, Russia

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  5. Clanton C. Black

    1. Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, The University of Georgia, USA

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Part of the book series: Geobotany (GEOB, volume 26)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction to Studies on the Vegetation of Mongolia

    • Peter D. Gunin, Elizabeth A. Vostokova, Nadezhda I. Dorofeyuk, Pavel E. Tarasov, Clanton C. Black
    Pages 1-5

  3. Natural and Anthropogenic Factors and the Dynamics of Vegetation Distribution in Mongolia

    • Peter D. Gunin, Elizabeth A. Vostokova, Nadezhda I. Dorofeyuk, Pavel E. Tarasov, Clanton C. Black
    Pages 7-43

  4. Late Quaternary Vegetation History of Mongolia

    • Peter D. Gunin, Elizabeth A. Vostokova, Nadezhda I. Dorofeyuk, Pavel E. Tarasov, Clanton C. Black
    Pages 45-77

  5. Assessing Present-Day Plant Cover Dynamics

    • Peter D. Gunin, Elizabeth A. Vostokova, Nadezhda I. Dorofeyuk, Pavel E. Tarasov, Clanton C. Black
    Pages 79-129

  6. Analysis of Present-Day Vegetation Dynamics

    • Peter D. Gunin, Elizabeth A. Vostokova, Nadezhda I. Dorofeyuk, Pavel E. Tarasov, Clanton C. Black
    Pages 131-164

  7. Strategies for Nature Management and Vegetation Conservation

    • Peter D. Gunin, Elizabeth A. Vostokova, Nadezhda I. Dorofeyuk, Pavel E. Tarasov, Clanton C. Black
    Pages 165-202

  8. Summary Conclusions and Recommendations

    • Peter D. Gunin, Elizabeth A. Vostokova, Nadezhda I. Dorofeyuk, Pavel E. Tarasov, Clanton C. Black
    Pages 203-204

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 205-240
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Mongolia is an expansive land-locked country, tilted by tectonic forces to the North, that experiences extremes of continental climate. Moisture-carrying wind currents are scarce so that the land has extended highs and lows in its environment. Culturally the people are mostly nomadic, having been sustained for centuries by an economy based on domestic livestock grazing. There is a saying that, `As the noses go, so goes Mongolia', referring to the domesticated grazing noses of sheep, goats, camels, yaks or horses, and wild ungulates such as gazelles. The vast fenceless steppes of Mongolia furnish the vegetation for grazing. With such extremes in climate it is clear that the vegetation must be resilient and dynamic to cope with the dictates of its extremely harsh environments.
Pollen profiles from lakes, plant macrofossils and other data over the last 15,000 years show the dynamic nature of Mongolian vegetation. Currently Mongolian society is experiencing much human-driven economic development which increases pressure on its vegetation. The Great Khural Laws of 1995 forcefully addressed such environmental concerns with the expanded establishment of National Reserves and Parks. But continued effort and vigilance must be expended to insure that Mongolian society will continue to be sustained by its vegetation. This book highlights work such as conserving and restoring plant diversity in various ecosystems and makes recommendations for sustaining the vegetation basis of the nomadic Mongolian society.

Reviews

`...clearly an important and significant work... should provide a stimulus for further work on Mongolian vegetation across all timescales. It is required reading for anyone contemplating work in the region.'
The Holocene, 10 (2000)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Laboratory of Ecology of Arid Areas, Severtsov Institute of Ecology & Evolution, Russia

    Peter D. Gunin, Elizabeth A. Vostokova, Nadezhda I. Dorofeyuk

  • Department of Geography, Moscow State University, Russia

    Pavel E. Tarasov

  • Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, The University of Georgia, USA

    Clanton C. Black

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Vegetation Dynamics of Mongolia

  • Editors: Peter D. Gunin, Elizabeth A. Vostokova, Nadezhda I. Dorofeyuk, Pavel E. Tarasov, Clanton C. Black

  • Series Title: Geobotany

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9143-0

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1999

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-5582-3Published: 31 March 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-5174-5Published: 02 April 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-9143-0Published: 09 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 240

  • Number of Illustrations: 85 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Plant Physiology, Plant Ecology, Biochemistry, general, Ecotoxicology, Atmospheric Sciences, Hydrogeology

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