Book ID: 98188
Butler, David R., George P. Malanson, Stephen J. Walsh and Daniel B. FAGRE (eds.)
The changing alpine treeline. The example of Glacier National Park, MT, USA. 2009. (Developments in earth surface processes, 12). illus. XXII, 199 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
Contents: Introduction: Understanding the Importance ofAlpine Treeline Ecotones in Mountain Ecosystems / Pattern-Process Relations in the Alpine and Subalpine Environments: A Remote Sensing and GIScience Perspective / Ecotone Dynamics: Invasibility of Alpine Tundra by Tree Species from the Subalpine Forest / Geomorphic Patterns and Processes at Alpine Treeline / Environmental Controls on Turf-Banked Terraces / Soils and Pedogenesis at Alpine Treeline / Canopy Structure in the Krummholz and Patch Forest Zones / A Markov Analysis of Tree Islands at Alpine Treeline / Modeling Feedback Effects on Linear Patterns of Subalpine Forest Advancement / The Future of Treeline.