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Montane cloud forestsстатья Исследовательская статья Глава в книге
- Автор: Krasilnikov P.V.
- Сборник: Encyclopedia of the World's Biomes
- Том: 3
- Глава в коллективной монографии
- Год издания: 2020
- Издательство: Elsevier Inc.
- Местоположение издательства: США
- Первая страница: 138
- Последняя страница: 145
- DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.11708-7
- Аннотация: Montane cloud forests (MCF) are a tropical mountainous biome that forms on the mountainous slopes oriented towards the sea under extremely wet climate in the temperate zone covered with clouds for the most part of the year. MCF receive water not only with rainfalls but also as mist. Most MCF are found mainly at the altitude between 500 and 2500 m above sea level (asl), but in places they extend to lower and higher elevations. Commonly these forests are divided into lower MCF belt, upland MCF belt and subalpine elfin forest. This biome is characterized by low stature and productivity compared with lowland rain forests due to excessive moisture, colder climate, acid nutrient-depleted soils and insufficient solar radiation. The physiognomy of MCF is characterized by numerous epiphytes that play an important role in moisture accumulation. Species diversity of MCF is lower than that of lowland tropical rain forests in absolute figures, but the biodiversity per area unit may be higher. Due to fragmentized distribution, the speciation in MCF is exceptionally high with increased levels of plant and animal endemism. The C stock of MCF is less than that of lowland tropical rainforests, but higher than of other mountainous forest types. The C stock in MCF is distributed evenly between the aboveground biomass and belowground stock (roots plus soil organic carbon). High biodiversity and endemism make MCF a priority area for conservation; currently this biome is endangered due to agriculture, settlements expansion and logging. Climatic change also may have a critical effect on MCF functioning and require special attention.
- Добавил в систему: Красильников Павел Владимирович
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| 1. | Полный текст | Chapter on montane cloud forests from the Enceclopedia of World Biomes | Montane_cloud_forest.pdf | 363,2 КБ | 23 февраля 2022 [pavel_krasilnikov] |