Ecology of Central European Forests: Vegetation Ecology of Central Europe, Volume IThis handbook in two volumes synthesises our knowledge about the ecology of Central Europe’s plant cover with its 7000-yr history of human impact, covering Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic and Slovakia. Based on a thorough literature review with 5500 cited references and nearly 1000 figures and tables, the two books review in 26 chapters all major natural and man-made vegetation types with their climatic and edaphic influences, the structure and dynamics of their communities, the ecophysiology of important plant species, and key aspects of ecosystem functioning. Volume I deals with the forests and scrub vegetation and analyses the ecology of Central Europe’s tree flora, whilst Volume II is dedicated to the non-forest vegetation covering mires, grasslands, heaths, alpine habitats and urban vegetation. The consequences of over-use, pollution and recent climate change over the last century are explored and conservation issues addressed. |
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General Ecology of Central European Forests | 117 |
Forest and Shrub Formations | 348 |
Ecology of Central European Forests | 780 |
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Abies acidic soils alpine Alps areas base-rich Białowieża birch broadleaved forests bryophytes Cambisols canopy carbon Carex Central Europe Central European Central European forests character species climate colonised conifer coppice deposition dominated drought ecological Ellenberg epiphytic fir forests flooding floodplain floodplain forests forest communities forest floor Galio Galium Germany grassland grazing grey alder groundwater grow growth habitats herb layer higher hornbeam humus increased larch leaf Leuschner lichens light-demanding limestone beech forest litter lower Lower Saxony lowlands Luzula Luzula luzuloides Luzulo-Fagetum mainly mixed oak forests moisture montane mountain natural nitrogen northern nutrient nutrient-poor oak-hornbeam forests Oberdorfer occur particularly pine forests Pinus plantations plants Quercus regeneration regions relatively river root Scots pine scrub Sect shade shrubs slopes southern species composition spruce spruce forests stands stone pine subalpine summer sylvestris Table temperature thermophilic Tilia cordata topsoil tree layer tree species Vaccinium vegetation whilst willow zone