Evolutionary Dynamics of Forests under Climate Change
Focusing on the example of the Lost Pines forest of Texas, this book contextualises the present-day conservation of the Lost Pines within its wealth of historical and geological records. This in turn presents a realistic example for examining evolutionary dynamics models and how they can guide manag...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2012, 2012
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2012 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Preface. – Acknowledgements
- Section I: Human Impacts on North American Forests. 1. Human-Induced Climate Change
- 2. Predicting How Forests Will Respond
- Section II: The Lost Pines Narrative. 3. A Forest Within a Prairie
- 4. A Lost Pine Archipelago
- 5. Tale of Two Rivers
- Section III: An Evolutionary Synthesis. 6. Survival of Past Climate Change Events
- 7. What the Pine Life Cycle Contributes
- 8. Short-term Evolutionary Processes
- Section IV: A First Approximation for the Future. 9. Genetic Composition of the Planted Forest
- 10. Three Scenarios and A Conclusion
- Lexicon