Contemporary Changes in Vegetation of Polar Regions

ABSTRACT Rapid climate changes which have been observed over the recent years in both polar regions of the Earth, directly or indirectly affect vegetation dynamics. This article presents the main directions of the changes taking place in the recent years in tundra communities of both polar regions,...

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Published in:Papers on Global Change IGBP
Main Authors: Olech, Maria, Węgrzyn, Michał, Lisowska, Maja, Słaby, Agnieszka, Angiel, Piotr
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2011
Subjects:
Ecology
Global and Planetary Change
Geology
Geophysics
Arctic
Antarctic
King George Island
Antarc*
Tundra
Spitsbergen
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10190-010-0003-8
https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/igbp.2011.18.issue-1/v10190-010-0003-8/v10190-010-0003-8.pdf
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Summary:ABSTRACT Rapid climate changes which have been observed over the recent years in both polar regions of the Earth, directly or indirectly affect vegetation dynamics. This article presents the main directions of the changes taking place in the recent years in tundra communities of both polar regions, based on original research carried out in the Arctic in Spitsbergen and in the maritime Antarctic on King George Island.

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