Arctic and alpine biodiversity : patterns, causes, and ecosystem consequences
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Arctic and alpine biodiversity : patterns, causes, and ecosystem consequences
（Ecological studies : analysis and synthesis, v. 113）
Springer-Verlag, c1995
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Based on papers from a workshop held in Kongsvold, Norway, Aug. 17-20, 1993
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Provided here is a synthesis of the patterns, causes and consequences of biodiversity in cold-dominated ecosystems. The first chapters document patterns and causes of genetic and species diversity of plants and animals emphasising the interaction between historical and contemporary factors in governing biodiversity. The second section addresses how biotic diversity has changed in the past, how it is currently changing, and how it will likely respond to future changes in climate and land use. The third section treats both the conceptual basis and the evidence that biodiversity influences the functioning of arctic and alpine ecosystems. Finally, the implications of terrestrial patterns of biodiversity for landscape patterns and patterns of diversity in aquatic ecosystems are covered.
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