This book covers studies on the systematics of plant taxa and will include general vegetational aspects and ecological characteristics of plant life at altitude

This book is the result of the first global conference on mountain biodiversity, and is a contribution to the International Year of Mountains, 2002. The Global

This book provides case studies and general views of the main processes involved in the ecosystem shifts occurring in the high mountains and analyses the implic

The purpose of this book is to summarize new insights on the structure and function of mountain ecosystems and to present evidence and perspectives on the impac