Walter's Vegetation of the Earth
The Ecological Systems of the Geo-Biosphere
(Sprache: Englisch)
Vegetation, soil and climate are the most important components of ecological systems. This long-awaited fourth edition of the well-established textbook by Heinrich Walter summarizes our knowledge of the earth's ecology and constitutes the basis for a deeper...
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Vegetation, soil and climate are the most important components of ecological systems. This long-awaited fourth edition of the well-established textbook by Heinrich Walter summarizes our knowledge of the earth's ecology and constitutes the basis for a deeper understanding of the larger interrelations on a global scale. While Walter's general concept remains unchanged, the individual chapters have been completely revised, enlarged and updated. The author's intimate knowledge of practically all classes of plants and climatic zones allows him to describe the various ecological systems in close detail. This richly illustrated textbook is a must for every student in the plant sciences.
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Vegetation, soil and climate are the most important components of ecological systems. This long-awaited fourth edition of the well-established textbook by Heinrich Walter summarizes our knowledge of the earth's ecology and constitutes the basis for a deeper understanding of the larger interrelations on a global scale. While Walter's general concept remains unchanged, the individual chapters have been completely revised, enlarged and updated. The author's intimate knowledge of practically all classes of plants and climatic zones allows him to describe the various ecological systems in close detail. This richly illustrated textbook is a must for every student in the plant sciences.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Walter's Vegetation of the Earth “
and Remarks1 Aims of Ecological Science
2 Significance of Present-Day Ecology as a Philosophy
3 Human Impact on Ecosystems
4 Significance of Systematics and Taxonomy for Biology
5 Importance of Scientific Documentation
6 Importance of Excursions for Young Scientists
General Section
Ecological Fundamentals
1 Historical Perspective
2 Co-Evolution and Symbiosis
3 Biodiversity and Ecology of Populations
4 Climate and its Presentation (Homoclimates as well as Climate Diagram Maps)
5 Environment and Competition
6 Ecological Factors
7 Radiation, Light and Basic Astronomy Elements
8 Temperature
9 Water Relations of Plants and Vegetation -Poikilohydric and Homeohydric Plants and Adaptation to Water Deficit
10 Halophytes and Saline Soils, Halobiomes
11 Mineral Supply and Soils
12 Ecotypes and the Law of Biotope Change and Relative Constancy of Habitat
13 Azonal and Extrazonal Vegetation
Ecological Systems and Biology of Ecosystems
1 Geobiosphere and Hydrobiosphere
2 Hydrobiosphere
3 Classification of the Geobiosphere into Zonobiomes
4 Zonoecotones
5 Orobiomes
6 Pedobiomes
7 Hierarchy of Ecological Systems
8 Biome
9 Smaller Units of Ecological Systems: Biogeocenes and Synusiae
10 Biology and Characteristics of Ecosystems
11 Highly Productive Ecosystems
12 Special Features of Material Cycles in Different Ecosystems
13 Role of Fire for Ecosystems
14 Individual Zonobiomes and Their Distribution
Special Section
I Zonobiome of the Evergreen Tropical Rain Forest (Zonobiome of the Equatorial Humid Diurnal Climate)
1 Typical Climate in Zonobiome I
2 Soils and Pedobiomes
3 Vegetation
4 Different Types of Vegetation in Zonobiome I Around the Equator
5 Orobiome I - Tropical Mountains with a Diurnal Climate
6 Biogeocenes of Zonobiome I as Ecosystems
7 Fauna and Nutritional Chains in Zonobiome I
8 Human Beings in Zonobiome I
9 Zonoecotone I/II - Semi-Evergreen Forest
II Zonobiome of Savannas and Deciduous Forests and Grasslands (Zonobiome of
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the Humido-arid Tropical Summer Rain Region)
1 General
2 Zonal Vegetation
3 Savannas (Trees and Grasses)
4 Parkland
5 Examples of Larger Savanna Regions
6 Ecosystem Research
7 Tropical Hydrobiomes in Zonobiomes I and II
8 Mangroves as Halo-Helobiomes in Zonobiomes I and II
9 Shore Formations - Psammobiomes
10 Orobiome II - Tropical Mountains with an Annual Temperature Periodicity
11 Man in the Savanna
12 Zonoecotone II/III
III Zonobiome of Hot Deserts (Zonobiome of Subtropical Arid Climates)
1 Climatic Subzonobiomes
2 Soils and Their Water Content
3 Substrate-Dependent Desert Types
4 Water Supply of Desert Plants
5 Ecological Types of Desert Plants
6 Productivity of Desert Vegetation
7 Desert Vegetation of the Various Floristic Realms
8 Orobiome III - Desert Areas of the Subtropics
9 Humans in Deserts
10 Zonoecotone III/IV - Semi-Deserts
IV Zonobiome of Sclerophyllic Woodlands (Zonobiome of the Arido-Humid Winter Rain Region)
1 General
2 Historical Development of Zonobiome IV and Its Relationship with Zonobiome V
3 Mediterranean Region
4 Significance of Sclerophylly in Competition
5 Arid Mediterranean Subzonobiome
6 California and Neighbouring Regions
7 Central Chilean Winter Rain Region with Zonoecotone
8 South African Cape
9 South West and South Australia
10 Mediterranean Orobiome
11 Climate and Vegetation of the Canary Islands
12 Man in Mediterranean Regions
V Zonobiome of Laurel Forests (Zonobiome of the Warm-Temperate Humid Climate)
1 General
2 Tertiary Forests, Lauriphylly and Sclerophylly
3 Humid Subzonobiomes on the East Coast of the Continents
4 Subzonobiome on the West Side of Continents
5 Biome of Eucalyptus-Nothofagus Forests of South-Eastern Australia and Tasmania
6 Warm-Temperate Biome of New Zealand
VI Zonobiome of Deciduous Forests (Zonobiome of the Temperate Nemoral Climate)
1 Leaf Shedding as Adaptation to Cold Winters
2 Effect of Cold Winter Periods on Species of the Nemoral Zone
3 Distribution of Zonobiome VI
4 Atlantic Heath Regions
5 Deciduous Forests as Ecosystems (Biogeocenes)
6 Orobiome VI - Northern Alps and Alpine Forests and Tree Line
7 Zonoecotone IV/VII - Forest-Steppe
VII Zonobiome of Steppes and Cold Deserts (Zonobiome of the Arid-Temperature Climate)
1 Climate
2 Soils of the East European Steppe Zone
3 Meadow Steppes on Thick Chernozem and Feather Grass Steppes
4 North American Prairie
5 Ecophysiology of Steppe and Prairie Species
6 Asiatic Steppes
7 Animal Life of the Steppe
8 Grass Steppes of the Southern Hemisphere
9 Subzonobiome of Semi-Deserts
10 Subzonobiome of Middle Asiatic Deserts
11 Karakum Desert
12 Orobiome VII (rIII) in Middle Asia
13 Subzonobiome of the Central Asiatic Deserts
14 Subzonobiome of Cold High Plateau Deserts of Tibet and Pamir (sZB VII, tlX)
15 Man in the Steppe
16 Zonoecotone VI/VIII - Boreonemoral Zone
VIII Zonobiome of the Taiga (Zonobiome of the Cold-Temperature Boreal Climate)
1 Climate and Coniferous Species of the Boreal Zone
2 Oceanic Birch Forests in Zonobiome VIII
3 European Boreal Forest Zone
4 Ecology of Coniferous Forests
5 Siberian Taiga
6 Extreme Continental Larch Forests of Eastern Siberia with Thermokarst Formations
7 Orobiome VIII - Mountain Tundra
8 Mires of the Boreal Zone (Peinohelobiomes)
9 Ecology of Raised Bogs
10 The Western Siberian Lowlands - The Largest Bog Region of the Earth
11 Man in the Taiga
12 Zonoecotone VIII/IX (Forest Tundra) and the Polar Forest and Tree Line
IX Zonobiome of the Tundra (Zonobiome of the Arctic Climate)
1 Climate and Vegetation of the Tundra
2 Ecophysiological Investigations
3 Animal Life in the Arctic Tundra
4 Man in the Tundra
5 The Cold Arctic Desert and Solifluction
6 Antarctic and Subantarctic Islands
Summary and Conclusions
1 Phytomass and Primary Production of the Various Vegetational Zones and of the Entire Biosphere
2 Conclusion from an Ecological Point of View
3 Population Explosion in Developing Countries
4 Excessive Technological Developments in Industrial Countries
5 Sustainable Land Use
6 Large Programs and Global Programs
7 Testimonies
References
Explanations of Foreign Technical Words Used.
1 General
2 Zonal Vegetation
3 Savannas (Trees and Grasses)
4 Parkland
5 Examples of Larger Savanna Regions
6 Ecosystem Research
7 Tropical Hydrobiomes in Zonobiomes I and II
8 Mangroves as Halo-Helobiomes in Zonobiomes I and II
9 Shore Formations - Psammobiomes
10 Orobiome II - Tropical Mountains with an Annual Temperature Periodicity
11 Man in the Savanna
12 Zonoecotone II/III
III Zonobiome of Hot Deserts (Zonobiome of Subtropical Arid Climates)
1 Climatic Subzonobiomes
2 Soils and Their Water Content
3 Substrate-Dependent Desert Types
4 Water Supply of Desert Plants
5 Ecological Types of Desert Plants
6 Productivity of Desert Vegetation
7 Desert Vegetation of the Various Floristic Realms
8 Orobiome III - Desert Areas of the Subtropics
9 Humans in Deserts
10 Zonoecotone III/IV - Semi-Deserts
IV Zonobiome of Sclerophyllic Woodlands (Zonobiome of the Arido-Humid Winter Rain Region)
1 General
2 Historical Development of Zonobiome IV and Its Relationship with Zonobiome V
3 Mediterranean Region
4 Significance of Sclerophylly in Competition
5 Arid Mediterranean Subzonobiome
6 California and Neighbouring Regions
7 Central Chilean Winter Rain Region with Zonoecotone
8 South African Cape
9 South West and South Australia
10 Mediterranean Orobiome
11 Climate and Vegetation of the Canary Islands
12 Man in Mediterranean Regions
V Zonobiome of Laurel Forests (Zonobiome of the Warm-Temperate Humid Climate)
1 General
2 Tertiary Forests, Lauriphylly and Sclerophylly
3 Humid Subzonobiomes on the East Coast of the Continents
4 Subzonobiome on the West Side of Continents
5 Biome of Eucalyptus-Nothofagus Forests of South-Eastern Australia and Tasmania
6 Warm-Temperate Biome of New Zealand
VI Zonobiome of Deciduous Forests (Zonobiome of the Temperate Nemoral Climate)
1 Leaf Shedding as Adaptation to Cold Winters
2 Effect of Cold Winter Periods on Species of the Nemoral Zone
3 Distribution of Zonobiome VI
4 Atlantic Heath Regions
5 Deciduous Forests as Ecosystems (Biogeocenes)
6 Orobiome VI - Northern Alps and Alpine Forests and Tree Line
7 Zonoecotone IV/VII - Forest-Steppe
VII Zonobiome of Steppes and Cold Deserts (Zonobiome of the Arid-Temperature Climate)
1 Climate
2 Soils of the East European Steppe Zone
3 Meadow Steppes on Thick Chernozem and Feather Grass Steppes
4 North American Prairie
5 Ecophysiology of Steppe and Prairie Species
6 Asiatic Steppes
7 Animal Life of the Steppe
8 Grass Steppes of the Southern Hemisphere
9 Subzonobiome of Semi-Deserts
10 Subzonobiome of Middle Asiatic Deserts
11 Karakum Desert
12 Orobiome VII (rIII) in Middle Asia
13 Subzonobiome of the Central Asiatic Deserts
14 Subzonobiome of Cold High Plateau Deserts of Tibet and Pamir (sZB VII, tlX)
15 Man in the Steppe
16 Zonoecotone VI/VIII - Boreonemoral Zone
VIII Zonobiome of the Taiga (Zonobiome of the Cold-Temperature Boreal Climate)
1 Climate and Coniferous Species of the Boreal Zone
2 Oceanic Birch Forests in Zonobiome VIII
3 European Boreal Forest Zone
4 Ecology of Coniferous Forests
5 Siberian Taiga
6 Extreme Continental Larch Forests of Eastern Siberia with Thermokarst Formations
7 Orobiome VIII - Mountain Tundra
8 Mires of the Boreal Zone (Peinohelobiomes)
9 Ecology of Raised Bogs
10 The Western Siberian Lowlands - The Largest Bog Region of the Earth
11 Man in the Taiga
12 Zonoecotone VIII/IX (Forest Tundra) and the Polar Forest and Tree Line
IX Zonobiome of the Tundra (Zonobiome of the Arctic Climate)
1 Climate and Vegetation of the Tundra
2 Ecophysiological Investigations
3 Animal Life in the Arctic Tundra
4 Man in the Tundra
5 The Cold Arctic Desert and Solifluction
6 Antarctic and Subantarctic Islands
Summary and Conclusions
1 Phytomass and Primary Production of the Various Vegetational Zones and of the Entire Biosphere
2 Conclusion from an Ecological Point of View
3 Population Explosion in Developing Countries
4 Excessive Technological Developments in Industrial Countries
5 Sustainable Land Use
6 Large Programs and Global Programs
7 Testimonies
References
Explanations of Foreign Technical Words Used.
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Autoren-Porträt von Siegmar-Walter Breckle
Professor Dr. Siegmar-Walter Breckle ist seit 1979 Leiter der Abteilung Ökologie der Universität Bielefeld
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Siegmar-Walter Breckle
- 4. Auflage, 527 Seiten, 300 Abbildungen, Maße: 15,4 x 23,3 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Übersetzung:Lawlor, G.; Lawlor, D.
- Übersetzer: G. Lawlor, D. Lawlor
- Verlag: Springer
- ISBN-10: 3540433155
- ISBN-13: 9783540433156
- Erscheinungsdatum: 07.08.2002
Sprache:
Englisch
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From the reviews of the fourth edition:"S.-W. Breckle has well succeeded in completing the former English edition (1985) by a high increase of knowledge. A number of figures are taken from more recent publications, however, without disturbing the character of this standard-work. ... Even though the revision of the classical textbook was difficult it can be considered to be successful. ... Altogether, this book should be part of the library of any vegetation ecologist." -- Angelika Schwabe, Phytocoenologia, Vol. 34 (3), 2004
"This remarkable book is a compendium of the different vegetation types of the earth. ... The layout of the book is excellent. ... There are numerous informative photographs. ... An innovation that particularly appealed to me is the explanation of the meanings of the Greek and Latin words used in biology, in an index at the back of the book. ... I would recommend this book as essential reading to all students of botany, and an essential bit of background reading before travelling abroad." -- Peter Lindner, Plant Systematics and Evolution, Vol. 241 (1-2), 2003
"This is the 4th revised and enlarged English edition of the 7th edition of Heinrich Walter's classic Vegetation und Klimazonen (1999) prepared by Siegmar-Walter Breckle ... . It is, in many ways, a remarkable book because of its great breadth and the vast amount of information it presents. It is of great value to all interested in global vegetation and the ecophysiological explanation for the distribution of major vegetation types." -- H. J. B. Birks, Plant Talk, Issue 33, 2003he different vegetation types of the earth. ... The layout of the book is excellent. ... There are numerous informative photographs. ... An innovation that particularly appealed to me is the explanation of the meanings of the Greek and Latin words used in biology, in an index at the back of the book. ... I would recommend this book as essential reading to all students of botany, and an essential bit of
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