Ecology of Central European Non-Forest Vegetation: Coastal to Alpine, Natural to Man-Made Habitats
Vegetation Ecology of Central Europe, Volume II
Authors: Leuschner, Christoph, Ellenberg, Heinz
Free Preview- A comprehensive overview and up-to-date synthesis of Central Europe’s open land (non-forest) vegetation including about 3000 references
- Gives a complete account of all non-forest vegetation types such as dunes and saltmarshes, mires, ponds and rivers, and alpine vegetation, as well as managed grasslands, heaths, arable and ruderal communities, and urban vegetation, analysing their structure, community ecology, biogeochemistry and dynamics
- Includes nearly 500 informative figures, tables and photographs
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- About this book
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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 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.
- Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Salt Marshes and Inland Saline Habitats
Pages 3-61
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Sand Dunes and Their Vegetation Series
Pages 63-115
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Mires
Pages 117-187
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Vegetation of Freshwater Habitats
Pages 189-269
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Vegetation of the Alpine and Nival Belts
Pages 271-431
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Ecology of Central European Non-Forest Vegetation: Coastal to Alpine, Natural to Man-Made Habitats
- Book Subtitle
- Vegetation Ecology of Central Europe, Volume II
- Authors
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- Christoph Leuschner
- Heinz Ellenberg
- Copyright
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-43048-5
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-43048-5
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-43046-1
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-82725-4
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXXIV, 1094
- Number of Illustrations
- 319 b/w illustrations, 61 illustrations in colour
- Topics
