Climate Change Impacts on High-Altitude Ecosystems

✍ Scribed by Münir Öztürk, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, I. Faridah-Hanum, Recep Efe (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 696
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book covers studies on the systematics of plant taxa and will include general vegetational aspects and ecological characteristics of plant life at altitudes above 1000 m. from different parts of the world. This volume also addresses how upcoming climate change scenarios will impact high altitude plant life. It presents case studies from the most important mountainous areas like the Himalayas, Caucasus and South America covering the countries like Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Kirghizia, Georgia, Russia,Turkey, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Americas. The book will serve as an invaluable resource source undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
High-Altitude Flora and Vegetation of Kazakhstan and Climate Change Impacts....Pages 1-48
Status of Natural Resources in the Uplands of the Swat Valley Pakistan....Pages 49-98
The High-Mountain Flora and Vegetation of the Western and Central Taurus Mts. (Turkey) in the Times of Climate Change....Pages 99-133
Soil Carbon Reservoirs at High-Altitude Ecosystems in the Andean Plateau....Pages 135-153
Species Diversity and Use Patterns of the Alpine Flora with Special Reference to Climate Change in the Naran, Pakistan....Pages 155-175
High-Altitude Plants in Era of Climate Change: A Case of Nepal Himalayas....Pages 177-187
Impact of Climate Change on Mountain Flora and Vegetation in the Republic of Macedonia (Central Part of the Balkan Peninsula)....Pages 189-213
Mountainous Vegetation of Central Black Sea Region....Pages 215-228
Impacts of Climate Change on Georgia’s Mountain Ecosystems....Pages 229-243
Highland Vegetation of Inner and Eastern Anatolia and the Effects of Global Warming....Pages 245-274
Climate Change Impact on High-Altitude Ecosystems and Their Impact on Human Communities....Pages 275-288
Soil–Plant Interactions in the High-Altitude Ecosystems: A Case Study from Kaz Dağı (Mount Ida), Turkey....Pages 289-341
Impact of Climatic Change on Flora of High Altitudes in Pakistan....Pages 343-360
Vegetation and Plant Diversity of High-Altitude Mountains in Eastern Karadeniz (Black Sea) Region of Turkey and Climate Change Interactions....Pages 361-381
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies of Indonesian Forestry Sector....Pages 383-408
Floral Diversity of the High Altitudes of Amanos Mountains: A Case Study from Daz Mountain-Mıgır, Turkey....Pages 409-425
Interdependence of Biodiversity, Applied Ethnobotany, and Conservation in Higher Ecosystems of Northern Pakistan Under Fast Climatic Changes....Pages 427-453
Changes in Tree Species Distribution Along Altitudinal Gradients of Montane Forests in Malaysia....Pages 455-489
Vegetation Diversity of the Russian Part of the Caucasus in the Era of Climate Change....Pages 491-522
The Effects of Climate Change on Avian Diversity in High-Altitude Wetland Habitats....Pages 523-544
Flora and Plant Formations Distributed in At-Bashy Valleys–Internal Tien Shan in Kyrgyzstan and Interactions with Climate....Pages 545-567
Ecological Conditions and Vegetation of Subalpine Zone of Kaz Mountain (Mount Ida, NW Turkey)....Pages 569-590
Patterns of Development of Mountain Tourist Centers In Bulgaria....Pages 591-608
Net Primary Production in Forest Ecosystem of Middle Siberia: Assessment Using a Model of Tree Component Phytomass Distribution....Pages 609-625
The Influence of Altitudinal Zonality on Spectral Characteristics (MODIS/Terra) Mountain Forests of Western Sayan....Pages 627-635
Subalpine Ecosystem and Possible Impact of Climate Change on Vegetation of Kaz Mountain (Mount Ida—NW Turkey)....Pages 637-643
Creeping Environmental Problems in the Pamir Mountains: Landscape Conditions, Climate Change, Wise Use and Threats....Pages 645-663
Back Matter....Pages 665-694
....Pages 695-696

✦ Subjects

Conservation Biology/Ecology; Climate Change; Ecosystems; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography; Plant Ecology