Impact of Global Changes on Mountains : Responses and Adaptation PDF
Edited by Velma I. Grover, Axel Borsdorf, Jurgen Breuste, Prakash Chandra Tiwari, Flavia Witkowski Frangetto
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Mountain regions encompass nearly 24 percent of the total land surface of the earth and are home to approximately 12 percent of the world's population.
Their ecosystems play a critical role in sustaining human life both in the highlands and the lowlands.
During recent years, resource use in high mountain areas has changed mainly in response to the
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:528 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:19/12/2014
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- ISBN:9781482208917