{"product_id":"mountains-climate-and-biodiversity-isbn-9781119159872","title":"Mountains, Climate and Biodiversity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMountains, Climate and Biodiversity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e: A comprehensive and up-to-date synthesis for students and researchers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMountains are topographically complex formations that play a fundamental role in regional and continental-scale climates. They are also cradles to all major river systems and home to unique, and often highly biodiverse and threatened, ecosystems. But how do all these processes tie together to form the patterns of diversity we see today?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by leading researchers in the fields of geology, biology, climate, and geography, this book explores the relationship between mountain building and climate change, and how these processes shape biodiversity through time and space.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIn the first two sections, you will learn about the processes, theory, and methods connecting mountain building and biodiversity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIn the third section, you will read compelling examples from around the world exploring the links between mountains, climate and biodiversity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThroughout the 31 peer-reviewed chapters, a non-technical style and synthetic illustrations make this book accessible to a wide audience\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA comprehensive glossary summarises the main concepts and terminology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eMountains, Climate and Biodiversity\u003c\/i\u003e is intended for students and researchers in geosciences, biology and geography. It is specifically compiled for those who are interested in historical biogeography, biodiversity and conservation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword by Peter Raven xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiography of Editors xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Website xxxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Mountains, Climate and Biodiversity: An Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarina Hoorn, Allison Perrigo and Alexandre Antonelli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Mountains, Relief and Climate 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Simple Concepts Underlying the Structure, Support and Growth of Mountain Ranges, High Plateaus and Other High Terrain 17\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Molnar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 An Overview of Dynamic Topography: The Influence of Mantle Circulation on Surface Topography and Landscape 37\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCaroline M. Eakin and Carolina Lithgow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e‐\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBertelloni\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Mountain Relief, Climate and Surface Processes 51\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter van der Beek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Dating Mountain Building: Exhumation and Surface Uplift 69\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatthias Bernet, Verónica Torres Acosta and Mauricio A. Bermúdez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Stable Isotope Paleoaltimetry: Paleotopography as a Key Element in the Evolution of Landscapes and Life 81\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndreas Mulch and C. Page Chamberlain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Phytopaleoaltimetry: Using Plant Fossils to Measure Past Land Surface Elevation 95\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert A. Spicer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Cenozoic Mountain Building and Climate Evolution 111\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhoebe G. Aron and Christopher J. Poulsen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Paleoclimate 123\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHemmo A. Abels and Martin Ziegler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II When Biology Meets Mountain Building 135\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Mountain Geodiversity: Characteristics, Values and Climate Change 137\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn E. Gordon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Geodiversity Mapping in Alpine Areas 155\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eArie C. Seijmonsbergen, Matheus G.G. De Jong, Babs Hagendoorn, Johannes G.B. Oostermeijer and Kenneth F. Rijsdijk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Historical Connectivity and Mountain Biodiversity 171\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSuzette G.A. Flantua and Henry Hooghiemstra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Environmental Heterogeneity of Mountains at a Fine Scale in a Changing World 187\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrés J. Cortés and Julia A. Wheeler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Mountains, Climate and Mammals 201\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCatherine Badgley, Tara M. Smiley and Rachel Cable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Inferring Macroevolutionary Dynamics in Mountain Systems from Fossils 217\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniele Silvestro and Jan Schnitzler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Interplay between Geological History and Ecology in Mountains 231\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCatherine H. Graham, Mauricio Parra, Andrés Mora and Camilo Higuera\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Mountains and the Diversity of Birds 245\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJon Fjeldså\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Teasing Apart Mountain Uplift, Climate Change and Biotic Drivers of Species Diversification 257\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFabien L. Condamine, Alexandre Antonelli, Laura P. Lagomarsino, Carina Hoorn and Lee Hsiang Liow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Upland and Lowland Fishes: A Test of the River Capture Hypothesis 273\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames S. Albert, Jack M. Craig, Victor A. Tagliacollo and Paulo Petry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Different Ways of Defining Diversity, and How to Apply Them in Montane Systems 295\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHanna Tuomisto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 A Modeling Framework to Estimate and Project Species Distributions in Space and Time 309\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNiels Raes and Jesús Aguirre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e‐\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eé\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003errez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Mountains and Biota of the World 321\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Evolution of the Isthmus of Panama: Biological, Paleoceanographic and Paleoclimatological Implications 323\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarlos Jaramillo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 The Tepuis of the Guiana Highlands 339\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOtto Huber, Ghillean T. Prance, Salomon B. Kroonenberg and Alexandre Antonelli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Ice‐Bound Antarctica: Biotic Consequences of the Shift from a Temperate to a Polar Climate 355\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Convey, Vanessa C. Bowman, Steven L. Chown, Jane E. Francis, Ceridwen Fraser, John L. Smellie, Bryan Storey and Aleks Terauds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 The Biogeography, Origin and Characteristics of the Vascular Plant Flora and Vegetation of the New Zealand Mountains 375\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatt S. McGlone, Peter Heenan, Timothy Millar and Ellen Cieraad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 The East African Rift System: Tectonics, Climate and Biodiversity 391\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eUwe Ring, Christian Albrecht and Friedemann Schrenk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 The Alps: A Geological, Climatic and Human Perspective on Vegetation History and Modern Plant Diversity 413\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSéverine Fauquette, Jean\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e‐\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ePierre Suc, Fr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eé\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eé\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eric M\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eé\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003edail, Serge D. Muller, Gonzalo Jiménez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e‐\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoreno, Adele Bertini, Edoardo Martinetto, Speranta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e‐\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaria Popescu, Zhuo Zheng and Jacques\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e‐\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eLouis de Beaulieu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Cenozoic Evolution of Geobiodiversity in the Tibeto‐Himalayan Region 429\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVolker Mosbrugger, Adrien Favre, Alexandra N. Muellner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e‐\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eRiehl, Martin Päckert and Andreas Mulch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Neogene Paleoenvironmental Changes and their Role in Plant Diversity in Yunnan, South‐Western China 449\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eZhe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e‐\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eKun Zhou, Tao Su and Yong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e‐\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eJiang Huang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Influence of Mountain Formation on Floral Diversification in Japan, Based on Macrofossil Evidence 459\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eArata Momohara\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 The Complex History of Mountain Building and the Establishment of Mountain Biota in Southeast Asia and Eastern Indonesia 475\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert J. Morley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 495\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCARINA HOORN\u003c\/b\u003e University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eALLISON PERRIGO\u003c\/b\u003e Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre, Sweden\u003cbr\u003e Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Sweden\u003cbr\u003e Forest Cat Editing, Sweden \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eALEXANDRE ANTONELLI\u003c\/b\u003e Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre, Swede\u003cbr\u003e Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Sweden\u003cbr\u003e Gothenburg Botanical Garden, Sweden    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMOUNTAINS, CLIMATE AND BIODIVERSITY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive and up-to-date synthesis for students and researchers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMountains are topographically complex formations that play a fundamental role in regional and continental-scale climates. They are also cradles to all major river systems and home to unique, and often highly biodiverse and threatened, ecosystems. But how do all these processes tie together to form the patterns of diversity we see today? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by leading researchers in the fields of geology, biology, climate, and geography, this book explores the relationship between mountain building and climate change, and how these processes shape biodiversity through time and space. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIn the first two sections, you will learn about the processes, theory, and methods connecting mountain building and biodiversity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIn the third section, you will read compelling examples from around the world exploring the links between mountains, climate and biodiversity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThroughout the 31 peer-reviewed chapters, a non-technical style and synthetic illustrations make this book accessible to a wide audience\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA comprehensive glossary summarises the main concepts and terminology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eMountains, Climate and Biodiversity\u003c\/i\u003e is intended for students and researchers in geosciences, biology and geography. It is specifically compiled for those who are interested in historical biogeography, biodiversity and conservation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989656715493,"sku":"NP9781119159872","price":79.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119159872.jpg?v=1761784984","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/mountains-climate-and-biodiversity-isbn-9781119159872","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}