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High-Arctic Ecosystem Dynamics in a Changing Climate : Ten Years of Monitoring and Research at Zackenberg Research Station, Northeast Greenland /
The book is based on data collected during the past ten years by Zackenberg Ecological Research Operations (ZERO) at Zackenberg Research Station in Northeast Greenland. This volume covers the function of Arctic ecosystems based on the most comprehensive long-term data set in the world from a well-de...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier/Academic Press,
2008.
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| Colección: | Advances in ecological research ;
v. 40. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Contributors to Volume 40; Preface; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; Chapter 1: Introduction; Summary; I. The Scene: Amplified Climatic Changes in the Arctic; II. The Background: The Need for Long-Term Monitoring and Research in High-Arctic Greenland and the Choice of Zackenberg; III. The Concept: The Development and Running of ZERO; IV. The Book: Idea and Organisation; References; Chapter 2: Arctic Climate and Climate Change with a Focus on Greenland; Summary; I. Introduction; II. The Arctic as Part of the Global Climate System
- A. Dynamical Links Between the Arctic and Lower LatitudesIII. Description of Models and Scenarios; IV. Arctic Climate Variability and Change; A. Present-Day Climate; B. Future Climate Evolution; V. Greenland as a Key Region for Present and Future Climate; A. Present-Day Climate; B. Future Climate Evolution; C. Local Climate Change in the Zackenberg Area; VI. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3: Late Quaternary Environmental and Cultural Changes in the Wollaston Forland Region, Northeast Greenland; Summary; I. Introduction; II. The Glacial History; III. Sea-Level Changes
- IV. Holocene Environmental ChangesA. Lake Sediment Evidence; B. Periglacial Evidence; C. Pedological Evidence; D. Comparisons with Other Climate Records; V. Immigration History of Plants and Animals; VI. Archaeology; A. Independence I; B. Saqqaq; C. Greenlandic Dorset; D. Thule; E. Landscape Use and Settlement Patterns; VII. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4: Climate Change Influences on Species Interrelationships and Distributions in High-Arctic Greenland; Summary; I. Introduction; II. Plant Dispersal and Influences on Species Richness and Genetic Diversity
- A. Sexual Reproduction and DispersalB. Sources of Origin for Northeast Greenland Flora; C. Dispersal by Physical Processes; D. Animals as Seed Dispersers; E. Problems of Predictability; F. Long-Distance versus Short-Distance Dispersal; G. Seed Dispersal and Community Population Structure; H. Propagule Dispersal via Vertebrate Guts and Influences on Species Richness and Genetic Diversity at the Community Level; III. Pollination and Invading Species; A. Pollinator-Plant Relationships at Zackenberg; B. Climate Change Influences on Pollination and Invading Species
- C. Changing Plant Community Structure and Invasion of New SpeciesIV. Conclusions and Future Perspectives; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5: The Study Area at Zackenberg; Summary; I. Zackenberg in the High Arctic; II. The Study Area; III. The Management of Monitoring and Research within the Study Area; IV. The Research Station; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 6: Present-Day Climate at Zackenberg; Summary; I. Introduction; II. The Study Area and the Meteorological Stations; III. Solar Radiation, Cloud Cover and Radiation Balance; IV. Atmospheric Pressure; V. Wind Direction and Speed