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This book presents the first detailed survey, in English, of the forest vegetation of northeast Asia, a vast, mainly boreal or cool-temperate region that includes the Russian Far East (easternmost Siberia, Kamchatka, Sakhalin and Kuril Islands), Manchuria (northeastern China and adjacent), and northern Korea and Japan. Vegetation descriptions were prepared by local and foreign vegetation scientists, partly from literature sources but also from local field experience, including the several Czech-Slovak botanical expeditions to North Korea during the 1990s. Regional integration is provided in chapters on physical conditions and biogeography, and in a chapter comparing vegetation syntaxa. Two methodologies are used: 1) Exploration and forest classification following the Sukachev school of forest types (Manchuria and Russian Far East); and 2) Forest classification by Zurich-Montpellier (Braun-Blanquet) methodology (Japan and North Korea). The book should be valuable to vegetation scientists, conservation biologists, and anyone interested in the regional vegetation and landscapes, including students.

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Author:   Jirí Kolbek ,  M. Srutek ,  Elgene E. O. Box
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2003
Volume:   28
Weight:   1.173kg
ISBN:  

9789048163120

ISBN 10:   9048163129
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   30 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements. Preface. 1: Introduction; J. Kolbek, M. Srutek, E.O. Box. 2: Climate of Northeast Asia; E.O. Box, J. Choi. 3: Basic Geomorphological and Geological Characteristics of Northeast Asia; M. Kost'ák, P. Krestov, S. Okitsu. 4: Phytogeography of Northeast Asia; H. Qian, P. Krestov, P.Y. Fu, Q.-L. Wang, J.-S. Song, Ch. Chourmouzis. 5: Forest Vegetation of Easternmost Russia (Russian Far East); P. Krestov. 6: Forest Vegetation of Northeast China; H. Qian, X. Yuan, Y.-L. Chou. 7: Forest Vegetation of Northern Japan and the Southern Kurils; S. Okitsu. 8: Forest Vegetation of the Northern Korean Peninsula; J. Kolbek, I. Jarolímek, M. Valachovic. 9: Vegetation-Environment Relationships Within and Among Selected Natural Forests in North Korea; M. Srutek, J. Kolbek, I. Jarolímek, M.Valachovic. 10: Species and Spatial Structure of Forests on the Southeastern Slope of Paektu-San, North Korea; M. Srutek, J. Kolbek, J. Leps. 11: Comparison of Forest Syntaxa and Types In Northeast Asia; J. Kolbek, M. Valachovic, N. Ermakov, Z. Neuhäuslová. Index.

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From the reviews: The new volume of Kluwer series Geobotany contains a broad-scale overview of boreal and cool-temperate forest vegetation of the Russian Far East, northeastern China (Manchuria), North Korea and northern Japan. ... the text is supplemented with a number of black-and-white photographs, tables of floristic composition, maps and graphs. ... the book provides a very good introduction to the forest vegetation of the region. Definitely it is a must for both the vegetation scientists working actively in the region and botanists occasionally travelling to Northeast Asia. (Milan Chytry, Folia Geobotanica, Vol. 40 (4), 2005)

From the reviews: The new volume of Kluwer series Geobotany contains a broad-scale overview of boreal and cool-temperate forest vegetation of the Russian Far East, northeastern China (Manchuria), North Korea and northern Japan. ! the text is supplemented with a number of black-and-white photographs, tables of floristic composition, maps and graphs. ! the book provides a very good introduction to the forest vegetation of the region. Definitely it is a must for both the vegetation scientists working actively in the region and botanists occasionally travelling to Northeast Asia. (Milan Chytru, Folia Geobotanica, Vol. 40 (4), 2005)

From the reviews: The new volume of Kluwer series Geobotany contains a broad-scale overview of boreal and cool-temperate forest vegetation of the Russian Far East, northeastern China (Manchuria), North Korea and northern Japan. ... the text is supplemented with a number of black-and-white photographs, tables of floristic composition, maps and graphs. ... the book provides a very good introduction to the forest vegetation of the region. Definitely it is a must for both the vegetation scientists working actively in the region and botanists occasionally travelling to Northeast Asia. (Milan Chytry, Folia Geobotanica, Vol. 40 (4), 2005)

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