Vegetation dynamics on the mountains and plateaus of the American Southwest

Resource Information

The work Vegetation dynamics on the mountains and plateaus of the American Southwest represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Vegetation dynamics on the mountains and plateaus of the American Southwest

Statement of responsibility

John L. Vankat

Creator

• Vankat, John L., 1943-

Subject

• Ecology
• Ecology.
• Landscape ecology.
• Life sciences.
• Plant Ecology.
• Plant ecology
• Plant ecology -- Southwestern States
• Plants
• SCIENCE -- Life Sciences | Botany
• Southwestern United States
• Terrestial Ecology.
• United States -- Southwestern States
• Vegetation dynamics
• Vegetation dynamics -- Southwestern States
• Conservation Biology/Ecology.

Language

eng

Summary

The book provides information essential for anyone interested in the ecology of the American Southwest, including land managers, environmental planners, conservationists, ecologists and students. It is unique in its coverage of the hows and whys of dynamics (changes) in the major types of vegetation occurring on southwestern mountains and plateaus. It explains the drivers and processes of change, describes historical changes and provides conceptual models that diagrammatically illustrate past, present, and potential future changes. All major types of vegetation are covered: spruce-fir,

Member of

• Plant and vegetation, v. 8

Cataloging source

GW5XE

Dewey number

581.70978

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

QK142

LC item number

.V36 2013

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography

NLM call number

QK 142

Series statement

Plant and vegetation,

Series volume

v. 8