Overview
- New insights in the present state of timberline research
- High elevation forests play a crucial role in protection against natural hazards
- Understanding the response of the timberline ecotone to global change
Part of the book series: Plant Ecophysiology (KLEC, volume 5)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Emerging from decades of intensive research into alpine timberlines, Trees at their Upper Limit presents a complete modern synthesis of current knowledge on the ecophysiology of tree growth and survival on high mountains in Europe.
Including chapters on soil properties and the role of mycorrhiza, carbon assimilation and allocation, phytopathogens, and the impact of global change on photooxidative stress, the book builds on Tranquillini’s landmark 1979 publication, Physiological Ecology of the Alpine Timberline. By combining new techniques and insights with existing core knowledge the authors explore a range of current hypotheses on tree life limitation to promote a greater understanding of the underlying mechanisms determining the upper timberline.
Amid growing realization that high elevation forests have a crucial role to play in protection against natural hazards, this book represents a timely contribution to the current literature on timberline research. Drawing together more than 25 years of work, it sets a new standard on the ecophysiology of trees growing at the alpine timberline.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Trees at their Upper Limit
Book Subtitle: Treelife Limitation at the Alpine Timberline
Editors: Gerhard Wieser, Michael Tausz
Series Title: Plant Ecophysiology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5074-7
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-5073-2Published: 07 November 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-7275-7Published: 20 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-5074-9Published: 15 May 2007
Series ISSN: 1572-5561
Series E-ISSN: 2405-4321
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 232
Number of Illustrations: 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Forestry, Tree Biology, Plant Physiology, Plant Ecology