Plant life of the Dolomites : atlas of flora
This volume offers distribution maps of over 2200 individual species living in the Dolomite area, presenting detailed records on the local range of every species growing in the area studied, from the Puster Valley to the Piave River. The data was collected on the basis of a multiple field observatio...
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| Main Authors | , |
|---|---|
| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
| Published |
Berlin, Germany :
Springer,
[2016]
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| Series | Veröffentlichungen des Naturmuseums Südtirol, Bozen ;
Bd. 12. |
| Subjects | |
| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9783662530511 9783662530498 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface; Contents; History of the Floristic Exploration in the Dolomites; The Origins; The Dolomites as Southern Provinces of the Austrian Empire; The Dolomites as a Northern Province of the Kingdom of Italy; Modern Systematics and Plant Geography; New Incentives to Research; A Mountain Flora; References; Floristic Inventory and Chorological Atlas; Methods and Historical Development; Geo-referencing and Graphics; References; The Flora of the Dolomites; Introduction; The Chorological Atlas; Updating the Nomenclature of the Species; New Species to be Added; References
- Remarks on the Flora of the DolomitesReferences; Landscape Bioindication Based on the Floristic Inventory; Introduction; The Floristic Inventory: Method and Fallout; Previous Experiences; Bioindication as a Tool in Biogeography; Methods of Elaboration; Species Density; Chorotypes; Life Forms; Ellenberg Zeigerwerte; Comparison with Other Results in Northeast Italy; Evolutionary Biodiversity; Bioindication as a Tool in Landscape Ecology; Discussion; Dolomites as a Biogeographical Crossroads; References; Toponyms (Place Names); A Linguistic Intermezzo; Chorological Atlas; Epilogue; Literature