Eurasian Steppes. Ecological Problems and Livelihoods in a Changing World

Eurasian Steppes. Ecological Problems and Livelihoods in a Changing World edited by Marinus J.A. Werger, Marja A. van Staalduinen.

Steppes form one of the largest biomes on earth. Ecological changes came slowly, and nomadic pastoralism long predominated in the steppes. As from the mid-18th century the rate of change increased, and drastic changes in steppe ecology, land use and livelihoods in the steppe came with the emergence,...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Werger, Marinus J.A (Editor), van Staalduinen, Marja A. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edition:1st ed. 2012.
Series:Plant and Vegetation, 6
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Plant ecology.
Climate change.
Conservation biology.
Ecology .
Agriculture.
Geography.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Authors and Affiliations
  • 1. Abiotic and biotic determinants of Steppe Productivity and Performance – a view from Central Asia
  • 2. The Steppe Biome in Russia: Ecosystem Services, Conservation Status, and Actual Challenges
  • 3. Steppes of Kazakhstan: Diversity and present State
  • 4. The Central Anatolian Steppe
  • 5. Ukrainian Steppes in the past, at present and in the future
  • 6. Cessation of Traditional Management reduces the Diversity of Steppe-like Grasslands in Romania through litter accumulation
  • 7. Past trends, present state and future prospects of Hungarian Forest-Steppes.-  8. The dry Grasslands in Slovakia: history, classification and managemen
  • 9. Iberian steppes
  • 10. Pastoral Degradation of Steppe ecosystems in Central Mongolia
  • 11. Plant Functional Types across Dune Fixation Stages in the Chinese Steppe zone and their applicability for Restoration of the Desertified Land
  • 12. Population Dynamics of a Key Steppe Species in a Changing World:  the critically endangered Saiga Antelope
  • 13. The Przewalski’s horse and its reintroduction in the steppe of Hustai National Park, Mongolia
  • 14. Transformation of Steppe communities of Yakutia due to Climatic Change and Anthropogenic Impact
  • 15. Influence of Climate Change on Vegetation and Wildlife in the Daurian eco-region
  •  16. Changes in the southern Siberian Forest-Steppes
  • 17. Effects of Climate Warming and Vegetation cover on Permafrost of Mongolia
  • 18. Degradation and Management of Steppes in China
  • 19. Land Use Modernization and Agrarian and Conservation prospects in the Russian Steppe
  • 20. Rethinking Pastoral Risk Management in Mongolia
  •  21. Mongolian Nomads and Climate Change  – a herder’s view.

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