Structure and Function of an Alpine Ecosystem

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Structure and Function of an Alpine Ecosystem is written by William D. Bowman and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0195344294 (ISBN 10) and 9780195344295 (ISBN 13).

This book will provide a complete overview of an alpine ecosystem, based on the long-term research conducted at the Niwot Ridge LTER. There is, at present, no general book on alpine ecology. The alpine ecosystem features conditions near the limits of biological existence, and is a useful laboratory for asking more general ecological questions, because it offers large environmental change over relatively short distances. Factors such as macroclimate, microclimate, soil conditions, biota, and various biological factors change on differing scales, allowing insight into the relative contributions of the different factors on ecological outcomes.