Climate
Climate is one of the most important determinants of biotic structure and function in the alpine. High winds and low temperatures are defining elements of this ecosystem, requiring adaptations of the alpine biota. Interaction between topography and snowcover strongly influences spatial heterogeneity...
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Oxford University Press
2001
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195117288.003.0007 |