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" Plant Biology of the Basin and Range "
by C. Barry Osmond, George M. Hidy, Louis F. Pitelka.
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BL
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753364
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b573325
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by C. Barry Osmond, George M. Hidy, Louis F. Pitelka.
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Plant Biology of the Basin and Range\ by C. Barry Osmond, George M. Hidy, Louis F. Pitelka.
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Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1990
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Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 80.
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(xvi, 375 pages 117 illustrations)
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3540512195
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: 364274799X
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: 9783540512196
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: 9783642747991
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1 Man and Plants in the Great Basin.- 2 Atmospheric Processes and the Climates of the Basin and Range.- 3 The Mountain Forests of North America and their Environments.- 4 Ecophysiology of High Elevation Forests.- 5 Ecophysiology of Great Basin and Sierra Nevada Vegetation on Contrasting Soils.- 6 Ecophysiology of Plants in the Intermountain Lowlands.- 7 Basin Hydrology and Plant Root Systems.- 8 Isotopic Assessment of Vegetation Changes in Grassland and Woodland Systems.- 9 The North American Great Basin: A Sensitive Indicator of Climatic Change.- Taxonomic Index.
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This unique and comprehensive treatment of physiological and floristic aspects of plant ecology in the Basin and Range Province of Western North America will appeal to those interested in the region itself, as well as those searching for examples of novel approaches and general principles in this field. Experts working in this fascinating region of a high-elevation cool desert also known as the Great Basin review most aspects of plant life as influenced by atmospheric, soil, water, temperature, biotic and historical factors. The environmental gradients and the vegetation types of the Great Basin with its variety of forests and shrublands permit evaluation of many of the underlying physiological principles of plant ecology.
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Agriculture.
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Ecology.
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Life sciences.
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QK141.B933 1990
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C Barry Osmond
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George M Hidy
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Louis F Pitelka
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