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 ec
Glaciers in the Andes are particularly important natural archives of present and past climatic and environmental changes, in significant part because of the N-S
This book gives an overview of the state of research in fields pertaining to the detection, understanding and prediction of global change impacts in mountain re
This book compiles available knowledge of the response of mountain ecosystems to recent climate and land use change and intends to bridge the gap between scienc
This book breaks the ground in Geographical texts by transcending a strictly regional or topical focus. It presents the opportunities and constraints that mount