Nepal-An Introduction to the Natural History, Ecology and Human Environment of the Himalayas - Couverture rigide

Georg Mehe & Colin Pendry

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9937025613 ISBN 13 : 9789937025614

Editeur : Department of Plant Resources Kathmandu, Nepal, 2017

Synopsis

Language: English
Pages: 580 (Throughout color Illustrations)

Foreword
Mountains are a perpetual source of inspiration
for humankind. For some they are the dwellings
of the gods, while others see them as peaks
to be conquered. To many their allure lies in
their dramatic scenery and the purity of their
apparently unspoiled environments or the
ancient cultures of their tenacious inhabitants.
What is indisputable, however, is that mountains
playa vital role in global biogeochemical cycles,
and many millions of people across the world
depend on them for their livelihoods. In a time
of rapid change for the global environment,
mountain ecosystems and the people they
support are particularly vulnerable.
Of all the world's mountains, the Himalayas
have a special status, not just because they
contain our planet's highest peak, but because
of their enormous extent and the influence they
exert on global weather systems. Their presence
impacts on the daily existence of the many
millions who live in surrounding regions and
they have had profound effects on the cultures
of those peoples. Even today many parts of the
Himalayas remain difficult to access, and they
still pose many questions to science, ranging
from their origin and the time of their uplift,
to the consequences of mountain building on
atmospheric circulation and the monsoon, their
effects on the development and distribution of
fauna and flora, the survival of high altitude life
during the Ice Age and the ways that humans
have adapted to, and themselves modify, this
extreme habitat.
Nepal, right at the centre of the Himalayan
Arc, is at the core of these studies. The focus on

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Department of Plant Resources Kathmandu, Nepal
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9937025613
• ISBN 13: 9789937025614
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible