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Ecology of Central European Forests

Vegetation Ecology of Central Europe, Volume I

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Overview

  • A comprehensive overview and up-to-date synthesis of Central Europe's forest ecology and ecophysiology of tree species including about 3000 references

  • Gives a complete account of all forest communities in this region, their historical development, recent climatic and edaphic influences, productivity, biogeochemical fluxes, and forest dynamics

  • Includes nearly 500 informative figures, tables and photographs

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. The Natural Environment and Its History

  2. The Role of Man

  3. General Ecology of Central European Forests

  4. Forest and Shrub Formations

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About this book

This handbook in two volumes synthesises our knowledge about the ecology of Central Europe’s plant cover with its 7000-yr history of human impact, covering Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic and Slovakia. Based on a thorough literature review with 5500 cited references and nearly 1000 figures and tables, the two books review in 26 chapters all major natural and man-made vegetation types with their climatic and edaphic influences, the structure and dynamics of their communities, the ecophysiology of important plant species, and key aspects of ecosystem functioning. Volume I deals with the forests and scrub vegetation and analyses the ecology of Central Europe’s tree flora, whilst Volume II is dedicated to the non-forest vegetation covering mires, grasslands, heaths, alpine habitats and urban vegetation. The consequences of over-use, pollution and recent climate change over the last century are explored and conservation issues addressed.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Plant Ecology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

    Christoph Leuschner

  • University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

    Heinz Ellenberg

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Ecology of Central European Forests

  • Book Subtitle: Vegetation Ecology of Central Europe, Volume I

  • Authors: Christoph Leuschner, Heinz Ellenberg

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43042-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

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

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-43040-9Published: 06 November 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82723-0Published: 30 August 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-43042-3Published: 22 September 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXIV, 972

  • Number of Illustrations: 486 b/w illustrations, 41 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Life Sciences, general

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