This monograph summarizes a study of a glacial flood plain in the Swiss Alps that can serve as a generic model of how these dynamic ecosystems function. With ma... » 

This monograph summarizes a study of a glacial flood plain in the Swiss Alps that can serve as a generic model of how these dynamic ecosystems function. With marked global warming and rapid alterations of glaciers this study provides an important baseline foundation for examination of the extend and rapidity of impending changes. «