Tropical Ecosystems: Structure, Functions and Challenges in the Face of Global Change

Tropical Ecosystems: Structure, Functions and Challenges in the Face of Global Change edited by Satish Chandra Garkoti, Skip J. Van Bloem, Peter Z. Fulé, Rajeev L. Semwal.

The book brings together research topics having a broad focus on human and climate change impacts on the terrestrial ecosystems in the tropics in general and more specifically from the most significant and vulnerable Himalayan ecosystem. A total of 16 contributions included in the book cover a diver...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Garkoti, Satish Chandra (Editor), Van Bloem, Skip J. (Editor), Fulé, Peter Z. (Editor), Semwal, Rajeev L. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Ecology .
Forestry management.
Environmental management.
Climate change.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Influence of Changing Patterns of Precipitation and Temperature on Tropical Soil Ecosystem
  • Nature and Extent of Forest Degradation in Central Himalayas
  • Management of invasive alien plants in Nepal: current practices and future prospects
  • Invasive species and their impact on tropical forests of Central India- a review
  • Aboveground tree carbon stocks along a disturbance gradient in wet tropical forests of south Assam, India
  • Responses of tropical and sub-tropical plants to air pollution
  • Shorea robusta forest resources of Mainpat/Phendeling Tibetan Refugee Camp, Chhattisgarh, India
  • Ecology of Treeline Vegetation in Western Himalaya: Anthropogenic and Climatic Influences
  • Ideas and Approaches for Studying Treelines in the Himalayas: Expanding the Concept from a Landmark to Community and Ecosystem Levels
  • Community Response and Adaptation to Climate Change in Central Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India
  • Environmental Changes and Challenges of Tarai and Siwalik of Nepal
  • Ecological value and change sensitivity based approach for defining integrity of forests in west Himalaya, India
  • Himalayan biodiversity in the face of climate change
  • Phenological Pattern and Community Structure of Dipterocarpaceae in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Lampung
  • Integrated landscape modelling in India: Evaluating the scope for micro-level spatial analysis over temporal scale
  • Conclusions and way forward.

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