Climate Change Impacts on High-Altitude Ecosystems

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. High-Altitude Flora and Vegetation of Kazakhstan and Climate Change Impacts

   • L. A. Dimeyeva, G. T. Sitpayeva, B. M. Sultanova, K. Ussen, A. F. Islamgulova

   Pages 1-48

3. Status of Natural Resources in the Uplands of the Swat Valley Pakistan

   • Habib Ahmad, Münir Öztürk, Waqar Ahmad, Shujaul Mulk Khan

   Pages 49-98

4. The High-Mountain Flora and Vegetation of the Western and Central Taurus Mts. (Turkey) in the Times of Climate Change

   • Gerald Parolly

   Pages 99-133

5. Soil Carbon Reservoirs at High-Altitude Ecosystems in the Andean Plateau

   • M. A. Munoz, Angel Faz, Ahmet R. Mermut

   Pages 135-153

6. Species Diversity and Use Patterns of the Alpine Flora with Special Reference to Climate Change in the Naran, Pakistan

   • Shujaul Mulk Khan, Habib Ahmad

   Pages 155-175

7. High-Altitude Plants in Era of Climate Change: A Case of Nepal Himalayas

   • Anup KC, Ambika Ghimire

   Pages 177-187

8. Impact of Climate Change on Mountain Flora and Vegetation in the Republic of Macedonia (Central Part of the Balkan Peninsula)

   • Andraž Čarni, Vlado Matevski

   Pages 189-213

9. Lupinus Species in Central Mexico in the Era of Climate Change: Adaptation, Migration, or Extinction?

   • Kalina Bermúdez-Torres, Maxime Ferval, Luc Legal

   Pages 215-228

10. Mountainous Vegetation of Central Black Sea Region

    • H. Güray Kutbay, Fergan Karaer, Arzu Cansaran, Hasan Korkmaz, Mahmut Kılınc, Fazil Özen et al.

    Pages 229-243

11. Impacts of Climate Change on Georgia’s Mountain Ecosystems

    • Dali Nikolaishvili, Lia Matchavariani

    Pages 245-274

12. Highland Vegetation of Inner and Eastern Anatolia and the Effects of Global Warming

    • L. Kurt, O. Ketenoglu, G. N. Tug, F. Sekerciler

    Pages 275-288

13. Climate Change Impact on High-Altitude Ecosystems and Their Impact on Human Communities

    • Paul W. Bierman-Lytle

    Pages 289-341

14. Soil–Plant Interactions in the High-Altitude Ecosystems: A Case Study from Kaz Dağı (Mount Ida), Turkey

    • Ibrahim Ilker Ozyigit, Zeki Severoglu, Recep Vatansever, Münir Öztürk

    Pages 343-360

15. Impact of Climatic Change on Flora of High Altitudes in Pakistan

    • Muhammad Azim Khan, Bakhtiar Gul, Haroon Khan

    Pages 361-381

16. Vegetation and Plant Diversity of High-Altitude Mountains in Eastern Karadeniz (Black Sea) Region of Turkey and Climate Change Interactions

    • Salih Terzioğlu, Aydın Tüfekçioğlu, Mahir Küçük

    Pages 383-408

17. Climate Change Adaptation Strategies of Indonesian Forestry Sector

    • Cecep Kusmana, Putri Yasmin Nurul Fajri

    Pages 409-425

18. Floral Diversity of the High Altitudes of Amanos Mountains: A Case Study from Daz Mountain-Mıgır, Turkey

    • Necattin Turkmen, Atabay Duzenli, Münir Öztürk

    Pages 427-453

19. Interdependence of Biodiversity, Applied Ethnobotany, and Conservation in Higher Ecosystems of Northern Pakistan Under Fast Climatic Changes

    • Mushtaq Ahmad, Abida Bano, Muhammad Zafar, Shazia Sultana, Sofia Rashid

    Pages 455-489

20. Changes in Tree Species Distribution Along Altitudinal Gradients of Montane Forests in Malaysia

    • Mohd Nazip Suratman, Nur Hasmiza Abd. Hamid, Mohamad Danial Md Sabri, Mazlin Kusin, Shaikh Abdul Karim Yamani

    Pages 491-522

This book covers studies on the systematics of plant taxa and will include general vegetational aspects and ecological characteristics of plant life at altitudes above 1000 m. from different parts of the world. This volume also addresses how upcoming climate change scenarios will impact high altitude plant life. It presents case studies from the most important mountainous areas like the Himalayas, Caucasus and South America covering the countries like Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Kirghizia, Georgia, Russia,Turkey, Indonesia, Malaysia and  the Americas. The book will serve as an invaluable resource source undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers.

• Alpine botany
• Flora and vegetation
• Highland vegetation
• Mountain ecosystems
• Plant diversity
• climate change
• Systematic Botany

• Department of Botany, Ege University, Bornova, Turkey

  Münir Öztürk

• Faculty of Forestry, University Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia

  Khalid Rehman Hakeem, I. Faridah-Hanum

• Department of Geogaraphy, Balikesir University, Balikesir, Turkey

  Recep Efe

Prof. Munir Ozturk is a Consultant Fellow at the Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia. He has published more than 400 papers in national and international journals, more than 50 book chapters, and has edited more than 10 books with Springer and Cambridge Scholars. Dr. Khalid Rehman Hakeem is a post-doctorate research fellow at Universiti Putra Malaysia. He has edited and authored more than seven books, more than 20 research publications in peer-reviewed journals, and 10 book chapters.

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