This book systematically discusses the vegetation dynamics in northern China since the LGM, with a focus on three dominant tree species (Pinus, Quercus and Betula). By integrating methods of palaeoecology, phylogeography and species distribution model, it reconstructs the glacial refugia in northern China, demonstrating that the species were located further north than previously assumed during the LGM. The postglacial dynamics of forest distribution included not only long-distance north-south migration but also local spread from LGM micro-refugia in northern China. On the regional scale, the book shows the altitudinal migration pattern of the three dominant tree genera and the role of topographical factors in the migration of the forest-steppe border. On the catchment scale, it analyzes Huangqihai Lake, located in the forest-steppe ecotone in northern China, to indentify the local forest dynamics response to the Holocene climatic change. It showsthat local forests have various modes of response to the climate drying, including shrubland expansion, savannification and replacement of steppe. In brief, these studies at different space-time scales illustrate the effects of climate, topography and other factors on forest migration.
| ISBN: | 9789811328824 |
| Publication date: | 10th December 2018 |
| Author: | Qian Hao |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Nature Singapore |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 103 pages |
| Series: | Springer Theses |
| Genres: |
Plant biology Ecological science, the Biosphere Evolution Physical geography and topography |
This book systematically discusses the vegetation dynamics in northern China since the LGM, with a focus on three dominant tree species (Pinus, Quercus and Betula). By integrating methods of palaeoecology, phylogeography and species distribution model, it reconstructs the glacial refugia in northern China, demonstrating that the species were located further north than previously assumed during the LGM. The postglacial dynamics of forest distribution included not only long-distance north-south migration but also local spread from LGM micro-refugia in northern China. On the regional scale, the book shows the altitudinal migration pattern of the three dominant tree genera and the role of topographical factors in the migration of the forest-steppe border. On the catchment scale, it analyzes Huangqihai Lake, located in the forest-steppe ecotone in northern China, to indentify the local forest dynamics response to the Holocene climatic change. It showsthat local forests have various modes of response to the climate drying, including shrubland expansion, savannification and replacement of steppe. In brief, these studies at different space-time scales illustrate the effects of climate, topography and other factors on forest migration.
The LGM Distribution of Dominant Tree Genera in Northern China's Forest-Steppe Ecotone and Their Postglacial Migration features in the following genres: Plant biology, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Evolution, Physical geography and topography
The LGM Distribution of Dominant Tree Genera in Northern China's Forest-Steppe Ecotone and Their Postglacial Migration is available in Hardback
The LGM Distribution of Dominant Tree Genera in Northern China's Forest-Steppe Ecotone and Their Postglacial Migration was written by Qian Hao and published by Springer an imprint of Springer Nature Singapore
The LGM Distribution of Dominant Tree Genera in Northern China's Forest-Steppe Ecotone and Their Postglacial Migration has 103 pages
Yes it is part of Springer Theses series