Himalayan forests changing world (9 resultados)

Buch. Condición: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This second volume on Himalayan forests provides critical insights into Himalayan forests' response to the dual pressures of anthropogenic and natural stressors during the unprecedented environmental change. It examines forest reactions to physical disturbances, climatic shifts and the extreme temperature regimes that characterize treelines, thus predicting ecosystem responses under changing conditions. Through detailed analyses of treeline dynamics, fire ecology and wildlife distributions, this volume demonstrates forest ecosystem resilience and vulnerability to environmental stressors and provides insights into the interaction of biotic and abiotic factors. A distinctive focus on human-forest relationships examines both direct benefits and ecosystem service flows that sustain Himalayan communities. From livelihood transitions and shifting cultivation practices to silvicultural approaches, this volume bridges ecological science with practical applications. Coverage of chronic disturbance patterns and forest recovery trajectories provides frameworks for understanding long-term ecosystem dynamics.This volume is a reference for conservation practitioners, climate researchers and forest managers. It addresses contemporary challenges in mountain ecosystems.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This first volume on Himalayan forests discusses the synthesis of Himalayan forest ecosystems. It begins with contextual foundations that establish the environmental background and climate patterns crucial for understanding these mountains. The chapters provide context through detailed examination of Himalayan climate dynamics and a novel leaf-based classification system, setting the framework for understanding major forest types and associations across elevational gradients.This book places particular emphasis on forest hydrological processes through critical review of water-forest interactions. This then further reveals topographic and climatic factors that govern forest distribution and crucial water regulation services these ecosystems provide to downstream communities. This book covers forest phenology, nutrient cycling, carbon dynamics and productivity and thus demonstrates the intricate functioning of these high-altitude ecosystems.By collating scattered research and enhancing understanding of ecological processes, hydrology and ecosystem functioning, this volume establishes a comprehensive knowledge foundation. The chapter on forest fire focuses on the nature of fire regime, and its ecological implications. The integration of traditional ecological approaches with cutting-edge methodologies provides both theoretical depth and practical applications. Essential for forest researchers, ecosystem ecologists, and graduate students, this volume serves as the definitive reference for understanding Himalayan forests in their unique environmental context.…

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Buch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This first volume on Himalayan forests discusses the synthesis of Himalayan forest ecosystems. It begins with contextual foundations that establish the environmental background and climate patterns crucial for understanding these mountains. The chapters provide context through detailed examination of Himalayan climate dynamics and a novel leaf-based classification system, setting the framework for understanding major forest types and associations across elevational gradients.This book places particular emphasis on forest hydrological processes through critical review of water-forest interactions. This then further reveals topographic and climatic factors that govern forest distribution and crucial water regulation services these ecosystems provide to downstream communities. This book covers forest phenology, nutrient cycling, carbon dynamics and productivity and thus demonstrates the intricate functioning of these high-altitude ecosystems.By collating scattered research and enhancing understanding of ecological processes, hydrology and ecosystem functioning, this volume establishes a comprehensive knowledge foundation. The chapter on forest fire focuses on the nature of fire regime, and its ecological implications. The integration of traditional ecological approaches with cutting-edge methodologies provides both theoretical depth and practical applications. Essential for forest researchers, ecosystem ecologists, and graduate students, this volume serves as the definitive reference for understanding Himalayan forests in their unique environmental context. 512 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This second volume on Himalayan forests provides critical insights into Himalayan forests' response to the dual pressures of anthropogenic and natural stressors during the unprecedented environmental change. It examines forest reactions to physical disturbances, climatic shifts and the extreme temperature regimes that characterize treelines, thus predicting ecosystem responses under changing conditions. Through detailed analyses of treeline dynamics, fire ecology and wildlife distributions, this volume demonstrates forest ecosystem resilience and vulnerability to environmental stressors and provides insights into the interaction of biotic and abiotic factors. A distinctive focus on human-forest relationships examines both direct benefits and ecosystem service flows that sustain Himalayan communities. From livelihood transitions and shifting cultivation practices to silvicultural approaches, this volume bridges ecological science with practical applications. Coverage of chronic disturbance patterns and forest recovery trajectories provides frameworks for understanding long-term ecosystem dynamics.This volume is a reference for conservation practitioners, climate researchers and forest managers. It addresses contemporary challenges in mountain ecosystems. 352 pp. Englisch. …

Buch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -.- Chapter 1: Ecology of Himalayan Treeline.- Chapter 2: Treeline Shifts in Himalaya: A Meta-Analytical Perspective.- Chapter 3: Climate Change and Forests in the Himalayas.- Chapter 4: Forest Fire Ecology.- Chapter 5: Large-scale Gradients in Himalayan Bird Diversity and the Role of Biogeography, Evolution and Anthropogenic Influences.- Chapter 6: Dynamics of Megafauna in the Himalayan Forest Ecosystem.- Chapter 7: Forests, fields and futures: Livelihood transitions in the Himalayas.- Chapter 8: Farming the forest or foresting the farm Shifting cultivation in the highlands of North-East India.- Chapter 9: Chronic disturbance in Himalayan Forests from Degradation to Forest recovery.- Chapter 10:Silvicultural and Himlayan Forests.- Chapter 11:Sustaining Humans: Himalayan Forests and Ecosystem Services.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 364 pp. Englisch. …

Buch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -.- Chapter 1: Introduction and Environmental Background.- Chapter 2: Himalayan Climate and the availability of Water.- Chapter 3: Himalayan vegetation and a leaf based classification.- Chapter 4: Major Forest types and Associations in the Himalayas.- Chapter 5: Forest Phenology.- Chapter 6: Tree Nutrient Concentration and Forest Nutrient Cycling.- Chapter 7: Biomass, Carbon and Productivity.- Chapter 8: Net ecosystem productivity and carbon sequestration: methodological concepts and initial learning from the Himalayan forests.- Chapter 9: Understanding photosynthetic characteristics of Himalayan forests through Remote Sensing lens.- Chapter 10:Tree Water relations of Monsoonal Forests.- Chapter 11:Community structure and ecophysiology in major forest types of Himalayas in response to slope aspects.- Chapter 12:Forest hydrological processes in the Lesser Himalaya: a critical review.- Chapter 13:Tree Seed Ecology in the Himalayan Forest Ecosystem: How much do we know .Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 512 pp. Englisch.…