ABSTRACT

This book is concerned with section 6 of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) program, "Impact of Human Activities on Temperate and Tropical Mountain and Tundra Ecosystems."

chapter 1|8 pages

Introduction and Commentary

chapter 2|37 pages

Applied High Altitude Geoecology

Can the Scientist Assist in the Preservation of the Mountains?

chapter 4|20 pages

High Altitude Climates

chapter 5|21 pages

Ice and Snow at High Altitudes

chapter 6|29 pages

High Mountain Ecosystems

Evolution, Structure, Operation and Maintenance

chapter 7|12 pages

High Altitude Physiology