Vegetation of the Soviet Polar Deserts

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Vegetation of the Soviet Polar Deserts
Authors and Contributors      By (author) V. D. Aleksandrova
Translated by Doris Love
SeriesStudies in Polar Research
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:248
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreBotany and plant sciences
ISBN/Barcode 9780521100052
ClassificationsDewey:581.947
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 18 January 2009
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This is a translation of Vera Aleksandrova's classic book, first published in Russian, which characterizes the vegetation of this rather special botanical region. Much important botanical research concerned with Arctic ecology is carried out in the Soviet Union, but is seldom available in English. Dr Aleksandrova's book is based on her own extensive research in the northern areas of the Soviet Arctic. Dividing the high Arctic into areas based on the characteristics of their vegetation, the book presents a probing analysis of the ecology of such regions worldwide. After describing the general characteristics, geographic and climatic, of this latitude, the book discusses in more detail the region's peculiarities of soil and microclimate, followed by an analysis of the plant community.