Succession of vascular plants in front of retreating glaciers in central Spitsbergen
Vegetation succession in front of five retreating glaciers was studied using phytosociological releves (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...
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ftczacademyscien:oai:asep.lib.cas.cz:CavUnEpca/0390273 2024-09-15T18:39:38+00:00 Succession of vascular plants in front of retreating glaciers in central Spitsbergen Prach, K. (Karel) Rachlewicz, G. 2012 https://doi.org/10.2478/v10183-012-0022-3 http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0219174 eng eng doi:10.2478/v10183-012-0022-3 urn:pissn: 0138-0338 urn:eissn: 2081-8262 http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0219174 succession vegetation deglaciated land info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2012 ftczacademyscien https://doi.org/10.2478/v10183-012-0022-3 2024-08-19T05:32:58Z Vegetation succession in front of five retreating glaciers was studied using phytosociological releves (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 resemble the old tundra. Article in Journal/Newspaper Tundra Spitsbergen The Czech Academy of Sciences: Publication Activity (ASEP) Polish Polar Research 33 4 319 328 |
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Vegetation succession in front of five retreating glaciers was studied using phytosociological releves (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 resemble 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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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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