North American Terrestrial Vegetation

 ( Book Product ) 

• North American Terrestrial Vegetation available on November 30 2023 from BiggerBooks for 96.51
  
• North American Terrestrial Vegetation available on April 11 2017 from Indigo for 96.95
  
• ISBN bar code 9780521559867 ξ2 registered November 30 2023
  
• ISBN bar code 9780521559867 ξ3 registered April 11 2017
  
• ISBN bar code 9780521559867 ξ1 registered November 03 2012
  
• Product category is North American Terrestrial Vegetation, 9780521559867, Book, Textbook Book

• Sku # 9780521559867N
  
• Sku # 978052155986
  

It provides comprehensive coverage of the major vegetation types of North America, from the arctic tundra of Alaska to the tropical forests of Central America. Each chapter describes the composition, architecture, environment, and conservation status of each ecosystem. In addition, information is included on the abiotic environment, paleoecology, productivity, nutrient cycling, autecological behavior of dominant species, environmental issues, management problems, the role of natural disturbance, and critical areas for future research. This new edition has additional chapters on freshwater wetlands, coastal marine wetlands, temperate Mexico, the Caribbean, and the Hawaiian Islands. Every chapter has been thoroughly updated and now includes information on habitat loss and restoration-preservation programs. This is an outstanding new edition of a well-received text and it is essential reading for students and researchers in plant science, ecology, and conservation.

^ Michael G. Barbour (2012). 9780521559867, Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521559867 (revised Dec 2013)
^ Edited by Michael G. Barbour , William Dwight Billings (2014). North American Terrestrial Vegetation, Cambridge University Press. BiggerBooks. ISBN 9780521559867 (revised Nov 2023)
^ North American Terrestrial Vegetation Indigo. ISBN 9780521559867 (revised Apr 2017)