Author : R. M. M. Crawford
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 35,14 MB
Release : 2013-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 0199559406
This book provides an integrated account of the biological, climatic and anthropological factors that affect the entire circum-polar tundra-taiga biome.
Author : Tammy Gagne
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 16,69 MB
Release : 2015-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1629699233
This title will introduce readers to tundra ecosystems, the plants and animals that thrive there, its climate, its food web, any threats to it, and conservation efforts. Readers will also learn about the most well known tundras and their unique characteristics. . Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Author : Jerry Brown
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 31,38 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Tundra ecology
ISBN :
Author : International Biological Programme
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 864 pages
File Size : 43,97 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780521227766
Brings together the results of research programmes in Austria, Canada, U.S.A., Finland, Norway, Sweden, Greenland, U.K., Ireland, U.S.S.R. and the Antarctic describing tundra and related ecosystems in a comparative manner. Includes sections on the abiotic, plant production and fauna components, the decomposer cycle and the utilisation and conservation of tundra.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 47,60 MB
Release : 1970
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Larry L. Tieszen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 686 pages
File Size : 40,88 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 1461263077
This volume on botanical research in tundra represents the culmination of four years of intensive and integrated field research centered at Barrow, Alaska. The volume summarizes the most significant results and interpretations of the pri mary producer projects conducted in the U.S. IBP Tundra Biome Program (1970-1974). Original data reports are available from the authors and can serve as detailed references for interested tundra researchers. Also, the results of most projects have been published in numerous papers in various journals. The introduction provides a brief overview of other ecosystem components. The main body presents the results in three general sections. The summary chapter is an attempt to integrate ideas and information from the previous papers as well as extant literature. In addition, this chapter focuses attention on pro cesses of primary production which should receive increased emphasis. Although this book will not answer all immediate questions, it hopefully will enhance future understanding of the tundra, particularly as we have studied it in Northern Alaska.
Author : Yu I. Chernov
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 42,78 MB
Release : 1988-04-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780521357548
This account of the life of the tundra provides a fascinating insight into the ways in which animals, plants and climate interact in an inhospitable environment.
Author : International Biological Programme. Tundra Biome
Publisher :
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 15,87 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Tundra ecology
ISBN :
Author : Samantha Fowler
Publisher :
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 31,72 MB
Release : 2018-01-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789888407453
Concepts of Biology is designed for the single-semester introduction to biology course for non-science majors, which for many students is their only college-level science course. As such, this course represents an important opportunity for students to develop the necessary knowledge, tools, and skills to make informed decisions as they continue with their lives. Rather than being mired down with facts and vocabulary, the typical non-science major student needs information presented in a way that is easy to read and understand. Even more importantly, the content should be meaningful. Students do much better when they understand why biology is relevant to their everyday lives. For these reasons, Concepts of Biology is grounded on an evolutionary basis and includes exciting features that highlight careers in the biological sciences and everyday applications of the concepts at hand.We also strive to show the interconnectedness of topics within this extremely broad discipline. In order to meet the needs of today's instructors and students, we maintain the overall organization and coverage found in most syllabi for this course. A strength of Concepts of Biology is that instructors can customize the book, adapting it to the approach that works best in their classroom. Concepts of Biology also includes an innovative art program that incorporates critical thinking and clicker questions to help students understand--and apply--key concepts.
Author : K. van Cleve
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 10,64 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 1461249023
The information presented in this book is the result of combined research efforts of scientists at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, the Institute of Northern Forestry, USDA Forest Service, and the Systems Ecology Research Group, San Diego State University. The objective of the volume is to present a synthetic overview of structure and function of taiga forest ecosystems in interior Alaska. The data base for this work has appeared in earlier published articles including the special issue of the Canadian Journal of Forest Research Volume 13:5 (1983). Stimulus for this book was a conference held in Fairbanks from June 10-14, 1983. The papers presented at the conference were fore runners of the chapters in this book. We invited 19 scientists from North America and England to critique our research and synthesis efforts. Six of these people were asked to write introductory chapters for each section of the book. Formal presentation sessions, combined with field trips to research sites, introduced the invitees to the primary and secondary successional ecosystems with which we were dealing. A major wildfire, only 24 km from the University campus, was contained the week prior to the conference and one field trip provided graphic evidence of fire impact in subarctic forests. The conference conveners regretted that it was not possible to host a similar meeting during synthesis efforts in mid-January.
