Overview
Is a multidisciplinary book on the Spanish Sierra Nevada
Provides transdisciplinary approach with updated knowledge on the different research fields
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Table of contents (24 chapters)
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Front Matter
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A Unique Mountain
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The Physical Setting
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Back Matter
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Biotic Responses to Recent Changes: Terrestrial Ecosystems as Laboratories of Global Change
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Biotic Responses to Recent Changes: Aquatic Ecosystems as Laboratories of Global Change
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About this book
This book covers the landscape, geography and environment of the Sierra Nevada in Spain. The Sierra Nevada hosted the last glaciers in southern Europe. Today, it is one of the most important centers of plant diversity in the western Mediterranean and one of the most outstanding in Europe. This massif has ideal conditions to analyze past environments as well as the effects of global change on ecosystems. This can be seen in the large number of projects that are being conducted within the umbrella of the Sierra Nevada Global Change Observatory. This book summarizes all the scientific knowledge available about this massif, from the geomorphological and ecological perspectives to the recent spatial adaptive management and Open Science initiatives.
Focusing on the very sensitive mountain environment of Sierra Nevada, the book intends to be a reference for many people interested in mountain processes. The audience would include scientists from all disciplines, but it would also target on an audience beyond the academia (territorial managers, environmentalists, mountaineers, politicians, technicians, etc.).
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Landscape of the Sierra Nevada
Book Subtitle: A Unique Laboratory of Global Processes in Spain
Editors: Regino Zamora, Marc Oliva
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94219-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-94218-2Published: 10 June 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-94221-2Published: 10 June 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-94219-9Published: 09 June 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 421
Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 156 illustrations in colour
Topics: Geography, general, Ecology, Geomorphology, Climate, general, Biodiversity