xi, 344 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Contents
Plant ecology at high elevations -- The alpine life zone -- Alpine climate -- The climate plants experience -- Life under snow: protection and limitation -- Alpine soils -- Alpine treelines -- Climatic stress -- Water relations -- Mineral nutrition -- Uptake and loss of carbon -- Carbon investments -- Growth dynamics and phenology -- Cell division and tissue formation -- Plant biomass production -- Plant reproduction -- Global change at high elevation
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-333)
