The world atlas of trees and forests : exploring Earth's forest ecosystems
"The earth's forests are havens of nature supporting a diversity of life. Shaped by climate and geography, these vast and dynamic wooded spaces offer unique ecosystems that shelter complex and interdependent webs of flora, fungi, and animals. The World Atlas of Trees and Forests offers a b...
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| Auteurs principaux: | , , , |
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| Format: | Livre numérique |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Princeton :
Princeton university press
2022.
Paris : Cyberlibris |
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| Accès en ligne: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès INSA CVL |
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| Autres localisations: | Voir dans le Sudoc |
| Edition sous un autre format: | • The world atlas of trees and forests, exploring Earth's forest ecosystems, Herman Shugart, Peter White, Sassan Saatchi... [et al.], 2022, Princeton, Princeton university press, 1 vol. (400 p.), 978-0-691-22674-3 |
Table des matières:
- Seeing the forest for the trees
- Scale and the forest ecosystem
- The forest as a dynamic mosaic
- Mapping the forests of the world
- The diversity of the world's forests
- Tropical rain forests
- The boreal forest or taiga
- Savannas and dry forests
- Temperate forests
- Forest change over the millennia
- Climate change and forests
- The future: seeing forests with new eyes
- Glossary