Microclimate, vegetation and fauna / / Philippus Stoutjesdijk and Jan Johannes Barkman.

In Microclimate, Vegetation andamp; Fauna the ecologist meets the meteorologist: it is about the biological aspects of microclimate and its variation in horizontal and vertical directions. The great diversity found in the various habitats is stressed, also as far as the microclimate is concerned.The...

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Place / Publishing House:Wageningen, Netherlands : : KNNV Publishing,, 2014.
©2014
Year of Publication:2014
Edition:Second and extended version.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (237 pages) :; color illustrations, map
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Other title:Mikroklimaat, vegetatie en fauna.
Preliminary material /
Preface /
Introduction /
Microclimate: principles and processes /
The influence of vegetation on microclimate /
The biological significance of the microclimate for plants and animals /
The analysis of the microclimate /
Birds in the sun /
Epilogue /
References /
List of symbols /
General index /
Index of Latin names /
Summary:In Microclimate, Vegetation andamp; Fauna the ecologist meets the meteorologist: it is about the biological aspects of microclimate and its variation in horizontal and vertical directions. The great diversity found in the various habitats is stressed, also as far as the microclimate is concerned.The stronghold of this book on microclimatology or the ‘minor weather’ in the immediate surroundings of plants and animals is its capacity to unravel the causal relationships between climate, topography, soils, vegetation and fauna. The manifold interactions in between are explained in detail and it is concluded that the connections are so intimate that each species has its own microclimate. This book is unique and interesting for a wide audience. It specifically targets natural scientists and students in biology with an interest in climatology and climatologists with an interest in biology.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9004297804
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Philippus Stoutjesdijk and Jan Johannes Barkman.