Mountain World in Danger

Climate change in the forests and mountains of Europe

David Pitt author Sten Nilsson author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:11th Mar '13

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The changing climate, the warming of the world and acid rain are among the greatest problems facing us at the end of the twentieth century. This book describes, for the first time, the effects of these phenomena on the high mountains and the forests of Europe. Mountains and the frozen regions (the cryosphere) not only play a major part in our climatic system, but are also central to our water supplies. Yet our glaciers are shrinking, our lakes and soils are becoming acidified, our forests are damaged and the whole fragile ecosystem of ranges like the Alps and the Caucasus is threatened. Nilsson and Pitt present the evidence and assess the probable effects of these changes on mountain society, tourism, water, flora and fauna. They also examine the uncertainties. Above all they look, too, at the best possible strategies in response to What is happening and at what the next steps should be.

Originally published in 1991

ISBN: 9780415849630

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 390g

212 pages