Effects of natural variation in snow depth on growth, flowering phenology and clonal structure of the evergreen dwarf shrub Empetrum hermaphroditum Hagerup ... : Effekte der natürlichen Variation der Schneehöhe auf Wachstum, Blühphänologie und klonale Struktur des immergrünen Zwergstrauchs Empetrum hermaphroditum Hagerup ...

• Main Authors: Bienau, Miriam Judith, Justus Liebig University Giessen
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Universitätsbibliothek Gießen 2016
• Subjects: Schneedeckungs Gradient; Empetrum hermaphroditum; Wachstum; Blühphänologie; klonale Struktur; snow cover gradient; growth response; flowering phenology; clonal structure; ddc570; Arctic; Senken; Arktis*; Tundra
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.22029/jlupub-16688; https://jlupub.ub.uni-giessen.de//handle/jlupub/17310

Arctic and alpine ecosystems are characterized by a cold and relatively short growing season. Within these landscapes topography and prevailing wind directions shape heterogeneous snow distribution patterns. The heterogeneous snow distribution leads to habitats differing in snow depth during winter...