Impacts of Geomorphic Disturbances on Plant Colonization in Ebba Valley, Central Spitsbergen, Svalbard
Global warming observed nowadays causes an increase in geomorphic activity in polar regions. Within the areas influenced by cold climatic conditions, relief dynamics and vegetation development are the main landscape shaping processes. The study is limited to the Ebba Valley (78°43’N; 16°37’E) in cen...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:4797168633e54e828ce15ca62f6d2514 2023-05-15T16:22:10+02:00 Impacts of Geomorphic Disturbances on Plant Colonization in Ebba Valley, Central Spitsbergen, Svalbard Stawska Monika 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1515/quageo-2017-0004 https://doaj.org/article/4797168633e54e828ce15ca62f6d2514 EN eng Sciendo https://doi.org/10.1515/quageo-2017-0004 https://doaj.org/toc/2081-6383 2081-6383 doi:10.1515/quageo-2017-0004 https://doaj.org/article/4797168633e54e828ce15ca62f6d2514 Quaestiones Geographicae, Vol 36, Iss 1, Pp 51-64 (2017) plant colonization glacier foreland climate change spitsbergen Geography (General) G1-922 article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1515/quageo-2017-0004 2022-12-31T13:03:47Z Global warming observed nowadays causes an increase in geomorphic activity in polar regions. Within the areas influenced by cold climatic conditions, relief dynamics and vegetation development are the main landscape shaping processes. The study is limited to the Ebba Valley (78°43’N; 16°37’E) in central Spitsbergen (Svalbard), where geomorphologic observations and vegetation sampling were conducted in 2007. The valley was divided into three zones differentiated by dominating geomorphic activity and stability of deposits. The settlement and the evolution of plant cover have been documented there. The main factors that control well developed vegetation cover within raised marine terraces are frost heave and solifluction. In deeper parts of the valley, aeolian processes dominate and high differentiation of microsite conditions causes high variability in plant coverage. The area close to the Ebba glacier marginal zone is characterized by initial stages of plant colonisation where disturbance to vegetation is mainly caused by hydrological processes. Article in Journal/Newspaper glacier Svalbard Spitsbergen Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Ebba ENVELOPE(139.583,139.583,-66.575,-66.575) Svalbard Quaestiones Geographicae 36 1 51 64 |
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Global warming observed nowadays causes an increase in geomorphic activity in polar regions. Within the areas influenced by cold climatic conditions, relief dynamics and vegetation development are the main landscape shaping processes. The study is limited to the Ebba Valley (78°43’N; 16°37’E) in central Spitsbergen (Svalbard), where geomorphologic observations and vegetation sampling were conducted in 2007. The valley was divided into three zones differentiated by dominating geomorphic activity and stability of deposits. The settlement and the evolution of plant cover have been documented there. The main factors that control well developed vegetation cover within raised marine terraces are frost heave and solifluction. In deeper parts of the valley, aeolian processes dominate and high differentiation of microsite conditions causes high variability in plant coverage. The area close to the Ebba glacier marginal zone is characterized by initial stages of plant colonisation where disturbance to vegetation is mainly caused by hydrological processes. |
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Impacts of Geomorphic Disturbances on Plant Colonization in Ebba Valley, Central Spitsbergen, Svalbard |
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Impacts of Geomorphic Disturbances on Plant Colonization in Ebba Valley, Central Spitsbergen, Svalbard |
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