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Mountain Geoecology and Land-Use Implications: Proceedings of the Symposium of the International Geographical Union Commission on High-Altitude Geoecology (1976, University of Moscow Caucasus Mountain Field Station)

Original Articles

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The main range of the Caucasus lies slightly to the south of Mt. Elbrus. (Photo by J. D. Ives, July 1976.)
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Prefaces

Introduction
Preface
Jack D. Ives (Chairman)
Pages: 159-161
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Original Articles

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The Caucasus Symposium and Field Excursion: A Brief Account
Pages: 162-166
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Section One: Natural Hazards and High-mountain Land-use Planning

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Maps of Geomorphology and Natural Hazards of Grindelwald, Switzerland: Scale 1:10,000,
Hans Kienholz
Pages: 169-184
Published online: 02 Jun 2018
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Natural Hazards Maps for Land-Use Planning, San Juan Mountains, Colorado, U.S.A.
Jack D. Ives & Michael J. Bovis
Pages: 185-212
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Natural Hazards Research and Land-Use Planning Responses in Mountainous Terrain: The Town of Vail, Colorado Rocky Mountains, U.S.A.
Jack D. Ives & Paula V. Krebs
Pages: 213-222
Published online: 02 Jun 2018
AbstractforNatural Hazards Research and Land-Use Planning Responses in Mountainous Terrain: The Town of Vail, Colorado Rocky Mountains, U.S.A. | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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Avalanches of the USSR and their Influence on the Formation of Natural-Territory Complexes
K. V. Akifyeva, N. A. Volodicheva, E. S. Troshkina, V. I. Turmanina & G. K. Tushinsky
Pages: 223-233
Published online: 02 Jun 2018
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Artificial Release of Avalanches in North America
R. Perla
Pages: 235-240
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Snow Avalanches and Forest Interaction in the Alpine Region of the Caucasus, USSR (Abstract)
V. S. Chuenkov & V. P. Vlasov
Pages: 241-242
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A Change of the Upper Boundary of Forest in the Greater Caucasus, USSR, Under the Influence of Avalanches (Abstract)
M. Ch. Zalikhanov
Pages: 243-244
Published online: 02 Jun 2018
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Section Two: Mountain Geoecological Processes and Changes through Time

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Fluctuations of Climate and Glaciers in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, and their Geoecological Significance, 1600 to 1975
Bruno Messerli, Paul Messerli, Christian Pfister & Heinz J. Zumbühl
Pages: 247-260
Published online: 02 Jun 2018
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Geomorphic Work of Snow Avalanches in the Canadian Rocky Mountains
B. H. Luckman
Pages: 261-276
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Glacial Landscapes and their Spatial Variability in the Temperate and Subpolar Latitudes
G. N. Golubev & V. M. Kotlyakov
Pages: 277-282
Published online: 02 Jun 2018
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Permafrost Investigations in High-Mountain Regions
A. P. Gorbunov
Pages: 283-294
Published online: 02 Jun 2018
AbstractforPermafrost Investigations in High-Mountain Regions | References | PDF (886.5 KB)
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The Impact of Environmental Stress on Subalpine Pedogenesis, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
R. H. King & G. R. Brewster
Pages: 295-312
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Soil-Forming Factors in the Rocky Mountains of Southwestern Alberta, Canada
James D. Howell & Stuart A. Harris
Pages: 313-324
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Dynamics of the Vegetation in the Mount Elbrus Region, USSR
V. I. Turmanina & E. R. Volodina
Pages: 325-334
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Dynamics of Avalanche Natural Complexes: An Example from the High-Mountain Teberda State Reserve, Caucasus Mountains, USSR
S. A. Khapayev
Pages: 335-344
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Modern Exogenous Processes in the Mountainous Territories of the USSR (Abstract)
V. F. Perov
Pages: 345-346
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Section Three: High-Mountain Vegetation and Landscape Structures

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The Upper Forest Limit in the Mountains of the Boreal Zone of the USSR
P. L. Gorchakovsky & S. G. Shiyatov
Pages: 349-363
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Geoecological Aspects of the Upper Timberline in Tenerife, Canary Islands
Peter W. Höllermann
Pages: 365-382
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Timberline Studies in Central Mexico
Wilhelm Lauer
Pages: 383-396
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Main Characteristics of the Ecosystems of the Pamirs, USSR
O. E. Agakhanyantz & I. K. Lopatin
Pages: 397-407
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The Timberline and the Subalpine Belt in the Caucasus Mountains, USSR
A. G. Dolukhanov
Pages: 409-422
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The Upper Boundary of the Forest in the Tien Shan, USSR (Abstract)
B. A. Bykov
Pages: 423-424
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Structure and Productivity of High-Altitude Ecosystems in the Tien Shan, USSR (Abstract)
R. I. Zlotin
Pages: 425-427
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The Structure of Landscape Altitudinal Zonality on the Northern Slopes of the Greater Caucasus in the Baksan Basin, USSR (Abstract)
A. E. Fedina
Pages: 427-429
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Contribution to the Study of the High-Mountain Ecosystems of the Northern Urals, USSR (Abstract)
P. L. Gorchakovsky & V. N. Bolshakov
Pages: 429-431
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Comparative Analysis of Upper Forest Limits in High Mountains of Europe and the United States (Abstract)
Nicholas Shoumatoff & Nina Shoumatoff
Page: 432
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Section Four: High-Mountain Regional Studies

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Geographical Characteristics of the High-Mountain Biota within Nontropical Eurasia
R. P. Zimina & D. V. Panfilov
Pages: 435-439
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Vegetation Structure in the High Mountains of the Balkan Peninsula and the Caucasus, USSR
O. S. Grebenshchikov
Pages: 441-447
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Altitudinal Vegetation Belts of Japan with Special Reference to Climatic Conditions
M. M. Yoshino
Pages: 449-456
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Vertical Zonation of Land Snails in the Iraqi Slopes of the Persian Mountains and in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Canada
Stuart A. Harris
Pages: 457-463
Published online: 02 Jun 2018
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Mountains of the Pacific Northwest, U.S.A.: A Study in Contrasts
Larry W. Price
Pages: 465-478
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The Main Features of the Caucasian Natural Landscapes and their Conservation, USSR
R. P. Zimina
Pages: 479-488
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Section Five: Renewable Resources of High-Mountain Environments: Their Use and Overuse

Article
Man's Influence on the Timberline in the West Carpathian Mountains, Czechoslovakia
P. Plesnik
Pages: 491-504
Published online: 02 Jun 2018
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Timberline Reconstruction in Alpes De Haute Provence and Alpes Maritimes, Southern French Alps
Annick Douguédroit
Pages: 505-517
Published online: 02 Jun 2018
AbstractforTimberline Reconstruction in Alpes De Haute Provence and Alpes Maritimes, Southern French Alps | References | PDF (939 KB)
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Geoecological Controls on High-Altitude Rice Cultivation in the Himalayas and Mountain Regions of Southeast Asia
Harald Uhlig
Pages: 519-529
Published online: 02 Jun 2018
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The Changing Geoecology of Karnali Zone, Western Nepal Himalaya: A Case of Stress,
Barry C. Bishop
Pages: 531-548
Published online: 02 Jun 2018
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