The collapse of solifluction lobes as a factor in vegetating blockfields. Arctic 22(4):395
ABSTRA(3T: The development of soil and vegetation in blockfields through normal processes is very slow. It is surprising, therefore, to find in the Ruby Mountains of southwest Yukon Territory, tongues and islands of vegetation occurring amidst certain blockfields. The collapse of solifluction lobes...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.551.1211 2023-05-15T14:19:44+02:00 The collapse of solifluction lobes as a factor in vegetating blockfields. Arctic 22(4):395 Larry W. Price Otmetutb Hajiuhe Octpobkob Pactutejibhoctu H Hekotopbix Bajiyhhbix Iiojirx The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 1969 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.551.1211 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic22-4-395.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.551.1211 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic22-4-395.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic22-4-395.pdf text 1969 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T11:33:43Z ABSTRA(3T: The development of soil and vegetation in blockfields through normal processes is very slow. It is surprising, therefore, to find in the Ruby Mountains of southwest Yukon Territory, tongues and islands of vegetation occurring amidst certain blockfields. The collapse of solifluction lobes from upslope is suggested as the mechanism responsible. The lobes pass from the more gentle solifluction slope of the alb onto the steeper slope of the blockfields, and eventually become unable to maintain themselves because of: steeper slope, change in composition of vegeta-tion, and deeper active layer. Once the lobes do collapse, they flow downslope carrying with them clumps of vegetation which may become established somewhere along the mud-flow channel or levee. In this way, small outposts of vegetation are created and speed up a process which would otherwise take indeterminately longer. RÉSUMÉ. L'effondrement de lobes de solifluxion, facteur de colonisation des champs de blocs par la végétution. Selon les processus normaux, le développement du sol et de la végétation dans les champs de blocs est très lent. C'est pourquoi, dans les monts Ruby, dans le sud-ouest du territoire du Yukon, on est surpris de Text Arctic Arctic Yukon Unknown Arctic Lent ENVELOPE(-66.783,-66.783,-66.867,-66.867) Yukon |
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ABSTRA(3T: The development of soil and vegetation in blockfields through normal processes is very slow. It is surprising, therefore, to find in the Ruby Mountains of southwest Yukon Territory, tongues and islands of vegetation occurring amidst certain blockfields. The collapse of solifluction lobes from upslope is suggested as the mechanism responsible. The lobes pass from the more gentle solifluction slope of the alb onto the steeper slope of the blockfields, and eventually become unable to maintain themselves because of: steeper slope, change in composition of vegeta-tion, and deeper active layer. Once the lobes do collapse, they flow downslope carrying with them clumps of vegetation which may become established somewhere along the mud-flow channel or levee. In this way, small outposts of vegetation are created and speed up a process which would otherwise take indeterminately longer. RÉSUMÉ. L'effondrement de lobes de solifluxion, facteur de colonisation des champs de blocs par la végétution. Selon les processus normaux, le développement du sol et de la végétation dans les champs de blocs est très lent. C'est pourquoi, dans les monts Ruby, dans le sud-ouest du territoire du Yukon, on est surpris de |
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