Impact of global changes on mountains : responses and adaptation /

Mountain regions encompass nearly 24 percent of the total land surface of the earth and are home to approximately 12 percent of the world's population. Their ecosystems play a critical role in sustaining human life both in the highlands and the lowlands. During recent years, resource use in hig...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Grover, Velma I. (Editor ), Borsdorf, Axel (Editor ), Breuste, Jürgen (Editor ), Tiwari, Prakash Chandra (Editor ), Frangetto, Flavia Witkowski (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2014]
Temas:
Mountain ecology.
Écologie des montagnes.
NATURE > Ecology.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
Mountain ecology
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Mountain regions encompass nearly 24 percent of the total land surface of the earth and are home to approximately 12 percent of the world's population. Their ecosystems play a critical role in sustaining human life both in the highlands and the lowlands. During recent years, resource use in high mountain areas has changed mainly in response to the globalization of the economy and increased world population. As a result, mountain regions are undergoing rapid environmental change, exploitation, and depletion of natural resources leading to ecological imbalances and economic unsustainability. Mor.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 527 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781482208917
1482208911

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