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Eurasian Steppes. Ecological Problems and Livelihoods in a Changing World (Record no. 18771)

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International Standard Book Number 9789400738867
978-94-007-3886-7
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Classification number QK900-989
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Classification number 581.7
Edition number 23
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-- Dordrecht :
-- Springer Netherlands :
-- Imprint: Springer,
-- 2012.
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Personal name Werger, Marinus J.A.
Relator term editor.
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Title Eurasian Steppes. Ecological Problems and Livelihoods in a Changing World
Medium [electronic resource] /
Statement of responsibility, etc edited by Marinus J.A. Werger, Marja A. van Staalduinen.
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Extent XVI, 565 p. 197 illus., 138 illus. in color.
Other physical details online resource.
440 1# - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE
Title Plant and Vegetation,
International Standard Serial Number 1875-1318 ;
Volume number/sequential designation 6
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Formatted contents note Preface -- Authors and Affiliations -- 1. Abiotic and biotic determinants of Steppe Productivity and Performance – a view from Central Asia -- 2. The Steppe Biome in Russia: Ecosystem Services, Conservation Status, and Actual Challenges -- 3. Steppes of Kazakhstan: Diversity and present State -- 4. The Central Anatolian Steppe -- 5. Ukrainian Steppes in the past, at present and in the future -- 6. Cessation of Traditional Management reduces the Diversity of Steppe-like Grasslands in Romania through litter accumulation -- 7. Past trends, present state and future prospects of Hungarian Forest-Steppes.-  8. The dry Grasslands in Slovakia: history, classification and managemen -- 9. Iberian steppes -- 10. Pastoral Degradation of Steppe ecosystems in Central Mongolia -- 11. Plant Functional Types across Dune Fixation Stages in the Chinese Steppe zone and their applicability for Restoration of the Desertified Land -- 12. Population Dynamics of a Key Steppe Species in a Changing World:  the critically endangered Saiga Antelope -- 13. The Przewalski’s horse and its reintroduction in the steppe of Hustai National Park, Mongolia -- 14. Transformation of Steppe communities of Yakutia due to Climatic Change and Anthropogenic Impact -- 15. Influence of Climate Change on Vegetation and Wildlife in the Daurian eco-region --  16. Changes in the southern Siberian Forest-Steppes -- 17. Effects of Climate Warming and Vegetation cover on Permafrost of Mongolia -- 18. Degradation and Management of Steppes in China -- 19. Land Use Modernization and Agrarian and Conservation prospects in the Russian Steppe -- 20. Rethinking Pastoral Risk Management in Mongolia --  21. Mongolian Nomads and Climate Change  – a herder’s view.
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Summary, etc Steppes form one of the largest biomes on earth. Ecological changes came slowly, and nomadic pastoralism long predominated in the steppes. As from the mid-18th century the rate of change increased, and drastic changes in steppe ecology, land use and livelihoods in the steppe came with the emergence, and again with the collapse, of communist states. Excessive ploughing and vast influx of people led to a strong decline in nomadic pastoralism in the Soviet Union and China and resulted in severely degraded steppe ecosystems. After the collapse of the Soviet Union huge tracts of ploughed land became fallow and steppe ecosystems regenerated. In Mongolia nomadic pastoralism persisted, but steppes degraded because of strong increases in livestock loads. Presently, new, restorative land management schemes are developed and applied. On top of all these changes in steppe land use come the effects of climate change, which are strong in the northern zone of the steppe region. This book reviews the ecology of steppe ecosystems in the entire Eurasian area, discusses the effects of climatic changes and land use policies that are playing important roles in these steppes, and shows how the livelihoods of people in the steppe zone are affected. It provides, in English, an extensive and up-to-date overview of steppe status and steppe problems in all of Eurasia, based on the experience of many specialists, and it integrates extensive data sources that so far were only available in a spectrum of locally used languages.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Life sciences.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Geography.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Agriculture.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Plant Ecology.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Conservation biology.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Climatic changes.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Life Sciences.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Plant Ecology.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Climate Change.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Conservation Biology/Ecology.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Agriculture.
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Geography (general).
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Personal name van Staalduinen, Marja A.
Relator term editor.
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Title Springer eBooks
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Display text Printed edition:
International Standard Book Number 9789400738850
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Uniform Resource Identifier http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-3886-7
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Item type E-Book
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