The landscape of the Sierra Nevada a unique laboratory of global processes in Spain /

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 massi...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Zamora, Regino (Editor), Oliva, Marc (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2022.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xvii, 421 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps.
Subjects:
Landscape ecology -- Spain -- Sierra Nevada.
Geomorphology -- Spain -- Sierra Nevada.
Biogeography -- Spain -- Sierra Nevada.
Electronic books.
Online Access:SpringerLink - Click here for access
Contents:
  • Part I. A unique mountain. The geographic uniqueness of the Sierra Nevada in the context of the mid-latitude mountains
  • Sierra Nevada, a Mediterranean biodiversity super hotspot
  • Singular cultural landscapes of the Sierra Nevada
  • Scientific knowledge generated in Sierra Nevada : bibliographic review (1970-2021)
  • Part II. The physical setting. Geological setting of Sierra Nevada
  • The impact of glacial development on the landscape of the Sierra Nevada
  • Reconstruction of past environment and climate using wetland sediment records from the Sierra Nevada
  • Ancient and present-day periglacial environments in the Sierra Nevada
  • Climate variability and trends
  • Snow dynamics, hydrology, and erosion
  • Concluding notes: The physical setting : from natural geomorphologic and climatic dynamics to anthropogenic changes
  • Part III. Biotic responses to recent changes : terrestrial ecosystems as laboratories of global change. Altitudinal patterns and changes in the composition of high mountain plant communities
  • Responses of animal populations and communities to climate change and land-use shifts
  • Forest dynamics under land-use and climate change scenarios
  • Restoration of Mediterranean forest ecosystems after major disturbances : the Lanjarón post-fire experiment over 15 years of succession
  • Part IV. Biotic responses to recent changes : aquatic ecosystems as laboratories of global change. Aquatic animal communities of watercourses from Sierra Nevada
  • High mountain lakes as remote sensors of global change
  • Paleolimnological indicators of global change
  • Atmospheric inputs and biogeochemical consequences in high-mountain lakes
  • Concluding notes: Ecosystems of Sierra Nevada in the anthropocene : a new cocktail of species and ecological interactions
  • Part V. Looking forward : new approaches in research, management and social connection. Remote sensing in Sierra Nevada : from abiotic processes to biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services
  • Managing the uniqueness of Sierra Nevada ecosystems under global change : the value of in situ scientific research
  • Local ecological knowledge and the sustainable co-management of Sierra Nevada's social-ecological system
  • Data model, e-infrastructure services, and the virtual research environment (VRE)
  • Advancing open science in Sierra Nevada : current citizen science campaigns
  • Filling the gaps in research, monitoring, management and social connection
  • Concluding notes: Research, adaptive conservation and enjoyment of Sierra Nevada in the anthropocene
  • Index.

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