Succession of vascular plants in front of retreating glaciers in central Spitsbergen
Abstract Vegetation succession in front of five retreating glaciers was studied using phytosociological relevés (60) located at different distances between the Little Ice Age (LIA) moraines and the present glacier fronts around Petunia Bay. Approximate dating of succession stages was based on a stud...
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crdegruyter:10.2478/v10183-012-0022-3 2023-05-15T18:02:38+02:00 Succession of vascular plants in front of retreating glaciers in central Spitsbergen Prach, Karel Rachlewicz, Grzegorz 2012 http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10183-012-0022-3 https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/popore/33/4/article-p319.xml https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/popore.2012.33.issue-4/v10183-012-0022-3/v10183-012-0022-3.pdf unknown Walter de Gruyter GmbH Polish Polar Research volume 33, issue 4, page 319-328 ISSN 2081-8262 0138-0338 Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 2012 crdegruyter https://doi.org/10.2478/v10183-012-0022-3 2022-06-16T13:41:59Z Abstract Vegetation succession in front of five retreating glaciers was studied using phytosociological relevés (60) located at different distances between the Little Ice Age (LIA) moraines and the present glacier fronts around Petunia Bay. Approximate dating of succession stages was based on a study of the changing position of glacier fronts in the past approximately 100 years. The described succession corresponds to the uni-directional, non-replacement model of succession. All constituent species, except one, present in the nearby old tundra have colonized the glacier forelands since the end of the LIA. The first species appeared about 5 years after deglaciation. The latest succession stages closely re- semble the old tundra. Article in Journal/Newspaper Polar Research Tundra Spitsbergen De Gruyter (via Crossref) Polish Polar Research 33 4 319 328 |
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Abstract Vegetation succession in front of five retreating glaciers was studied using phytosociological relevés (60) located at different distances between the Little Ice Age (LIA) moraines and the present glacier fronts around Petunia Bay. Approximate dating of succession stages was based on a study of the changing position of glacier fronts in the past approximately 100 years. The described succession corresponds to the uni-directional, non-replacement model of succession. All constituent species, except one, present in the nearby old tundra have colonized the glacier forelands since the end of the LIA. The first species appeared about 5 years after deglaciation. The latest succession stages closely re- semble the old tundra. |
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Succession of vascular plants in front of retreating glaciers in central Spitsbergen |
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Succession of vascular plants in front of retreating glaciers in central Spitsbergen |
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Succession of vascular plants in front of retreating glaciers in central Spitsbergen |
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