Keywords:
Geomorphology.
;
Environmental geography.
;
Geology.
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction -- How are mountains defined and why are they so important? -- The changing world of mountains in the long term -- The discovery of mountains: from enigma to exploitation -- The climate of the mountains, originality and spatial variability -- Snow in the mountains -- Ice and glaciers in the mountains -- The main features of mountain vegetation and its altitudinal organization. The timberline -- Hydrology and fluvial morphology in mountains: those special rivers -- Landforms and geomorphological processes: from summits to valley bottoms -- Creation and organization of mountain landscapes by human societies -- Living in the mountains: The wide variety of land uses and their geo-ecological consequences -- Global change in mountains and its consequences at different scales -- Mountains: As difficult to exploit as they are to conserve. An integrative look at mountain landscapes and societies.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource(XXIII, 462 p. 191 illus., 185 illus. in color.)
Edition:
1st ed. 2024.
ISBN:
9783031519550
Series Statement:
Earth and Environmental Sciences Library
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51955-0
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-031-51955-0
Language:
English
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