Alaska's changing boreal forest

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Autor: Stuart Chapin, F..
ISBN: 978-0-19-515431-3.
Editorial: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS.
Características: 2006, 368 Págs., 2006, Inglés, Cartoné.
Precio orientativo: ,00 euros (IVA incluido).
Materia: Tecnologia medioambiental.
Sub-materia: Ecologia vegetal.

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Sinopsis de Alaska's changing boreal forest

The boreal forest is the northern-most woodland biome, whose natural history is rooted in the influence of low temperature and high-latitude. Alaska's boreal forest is now warming as rapidly as the rest of Earth, providing an unprecedented look at how this cold-adapted, fire-prone forest adjusts to change. This volume synthesizes current understanding of the ecology of Alaska's boreal forests and describes their unique features in the context of circumpolar and global patterns. It tells how fire and climate contributed to the biome's current dynamics. As climate warms and permafrost (permanently frozen ground) thaws, the boreal forest may be on the cusp of a major change in state. The editors have gathered a remarkable set of contributors to discuss this swift environmental and biotic transformation. Their chapters cover the properties of the forest, the changes it is undergoing, and the challenges these alterations presen...