Climatic and ecological characteristics of deglaciated area of James Ross Island, Antarctica, with a special respect to vegetation cover
Since 2006, year-round measurements of climatic parameters of characteristic ecosystems of James Ross Island, such as (1) coastal vegetation oases, (2) volcanic mesas have been performed by automatic weather stations. Simultaneously, prospection, classification and mapping of vegetation cover have b...
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crmasarykunivpr:10.5817/cpr2011-1-5 2024-10-06T13:43:54+00:00 Climatic and ecological characteristics of deglaciated area of James Ross Island, Antarctica, with a special respect to vegetation cover Láska, Kamil Barták, Miloš Hájek, Josef Prošek, Pavel Bohuslavová, Olga 2011 http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/cpr2011-1-5 https://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/viewFile/12805/11116 unknown Masaryk University Press http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 Czech Polar Reports volume 1, issue 1, page 49-62 ISSN 1805-0697 1805-0689 journal-article 2011 crmasarykunivpr https://doi.org/10.5817/cpr2011-1-5 2024-09-12T04:57:19Z Since 2006, year-round measurements of climatic parameters of characteristic ecosystems of James Ross Island, such as (1) coastal vegetation oases, (2) volcanic mesas have been performed by automatic weather stations. Simultaneously, prospection, classification and mapping of vegetation cover have been made annually within the period of Czech Antarctic expeditions lasting from January to March. In this paper, description of the two typical terrestrial ecosystems, characteristics of their microclimate and overview of vegetation cover are given. Daily and monthly means and extreme values of 2-m air temperature, surface temperature and relative humidity are reported for coastal locations and volcanic mesas (300–400 m a.s.l.). Species composition of lichen and moss flora in coastal and mesa locations is characterized and discussed in relation to local topography and microclimate. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica James Ross Island Ross Island Munipress - Masaryk University Press Antarctic Ross Island Czech Polar Reports 1 1 49 62 |
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Since 2006, year-round measurements of climatic parameters of characteristic ecosystems of James Ross Island, such as (1) coastal vegetation oases, (2) volcanic mesas have been performed by automatic weather stations. Simultaneously, prospection, classification and mapping of vegetation cover have been made annually within the period of Czech Antarctic expeditions lasting from January to March. In this paper, description of the two typical terrestrial ecosystems, characteristics of their microclimate and overview of vegetation cover are given. Daily and monthly means and extreme values of 2-m air temperature, surface temperature and relative humidity are reported for coastal locations and volcanic mesas (300–400 m a.s.l.). Species composition of lichen and moss flora in coastal and mesa locations is characterized and discussed in relation to local topography and microclimate. |
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Láska, Kamil Barták, Miloš Hájek, Josef Prošek, Pavel Bohuslavová, Olga Climatic and ecological characteristics of deglaciated area of James Ross Island, Antarctica, with a special respect to vegetation cover |
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Láska, Kamil Barták, Miloš Hájek, Josef Prošek, Pavel Bohuslavová, Olga |
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Climatic and ecological characteristics of deglaciated area of James Ross Island, Antarctica, with a special respect to vegetation cover |
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Climatic and ecological characteristics of deglaciated area of James Ross Island, Antarctica, with a special respect to vegetation cover |
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Climatic and ecological characteristics of deglaciated area of James Ross Island, Antarctica, with a special respect to vegetation cover |
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Climatic and ecological characteristics of deglaciated area of James Ross Island, Antarctica, with a special respect to vegetation cover |
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Climatic and ecological characteristics of deglaciated area of James Ross Island, Antarctica, with a special respect to vegetation cover |
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climatic and ecological characteristics of deglaciated area of james ross island, antarctica, with a special respect to vegetation cover |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica James Ross Island Ross Island |
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