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Author Vankat, John L., 1943-

Title Vegetation dynamics on the mountains and plateaus of the American Southwest / John L. Vankat
Published Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, ©2013

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations
Series Plant and vegetation, 1875-1318 ; v. 8
Plant and vegetation ; v. 8.
Contents Forests. Spruce-Fir Forest -- Mixed Conifer Forest -- Ponderosa Pine Forest -- Woodland, Savanna, Grassland, and Shrublands. Pinyon-Juniper Vegetation -- Subalpine-Montane Grassland -- Gambel Oak Shrubland -- Interior Chaparral Shrubland.₉
Summary The book provides information essential for anyone interested in the ecology of the American Southwest, including land managers, environmental planners, conservationists, ecologists and students. It is unique in its coverage of the hows and whys of dynamics (changes) in the major types of vegetation occurring on southwestern mountains and plateaus. It explains the drivers and processes of change, describes historical changes and provides conceptual models that diagrammatically illustrate past, present, and potential future changes. All major types of vegetation are covered: spruce-fir,
Analysis Life sciences
Landscape ecology
Plant Ecology
Ecology
Conservation Biology/Ecology
Terrestial Ecology
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Subject Vegetation dynamics -- Southwestern States
Plant ecology -- Southwestern States
Ecology.
Plants
Ecology
ecology.
vegetation.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Botany.
Ecology
Plant ecology
Vegetation dynamics
SUBJECT Southwestern United States
Subject United States -- Southwestern States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789400761490
940076149X