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The Ecology of the Alpine Zone of Mount Kenya

For centuries the peak of Mount Kenya has held a magical and religious significance for the Bantu and Nilohamitic peoples around its base. The Kikuyu live around the Eastern and Southern bound­ aries and the closely related Uembu and Umeru on the S.E. and N.E. respectively. Early in this century the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Coe, M.J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1967, 1967
Edition:1st ed. 1967
Series:Monographiae Biologicae
Subjects:
Ecology 
Ecology
Online Access:
Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • List of Contents
  • Physiography
  • Geology
  • Glacial Geology
  • Vegetation Zones and Communities
  • 1. Ericaceous (Moorland) Zone
  • 2. The Alpine Zone
  • 3. The Lower Alpine Zone
  • 4. The Upper Alpine Zone
  • 5. The Nival Zone
  • The Alpine Climate
  • 1. Temperature
  • 2. Rainfall
  • 3. Wind
  • 4. Climate and the Alpine Vegetation
  • The Development and Distribution of Alpine Soils
  • 1. Soil generation
  • 2. The differentiation of Alpine soil habitats
  • 3. The Structure and Chemistry of Alpine soils
  • Colonisation in the Alpine Zone
  • 1. Primary colonisation in the Alpine Zone
  • 2. Other Phases of Colonisation
  • Biotic Factors in the Alpine Zone
  • 1. Relations between animals, vegetation and habitats
  • 2. Herbivores and their relation to vegetation
  • Discussion
  • Summary and Conclusions

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