Mountains and man : a study of process and environment /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Price, Larry W.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Estados Unidos : University of California Press, 1986.
Edition:1a ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. What is a mountain?
  • 2. Attitudes toward mountains
  • 3. Origin of mountains
  • 4. Mountain climate
  • 5. Snow, glaciers, and avalanches
  • 6. Landforms and geomorphic processes
  • 7. Mountain soils
  • 8. Mountain vegetation
  • 9. Wildlife
  • 10. Implications for man
  • 11. Agricultural settlement and land use
  • 12. Human impact on mountain environments.