Botany of two Antarctic mountain ranges: Gjelsvikfjella and Mühlig-Hofmannfjella, Dronning Maud Land
The investigated area is located between 71"45' and 72"20'S and between l"35' and 5"33'E, from 1,080 to 2,695 m above sea level. An outline of climate, soil chemistry and main units of vegetation is provided. Of particular importance is the wet oasis area of J...
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ftjpolarres:oai:journals.openacademia.net:article/2505 2023-05-15T14:01:21+02:00 Botany of two Antarctic mountain ranges: Gjelsvikfjella and Mühlig-Hofmannfjella, Dronning Maud Land Engelskjøn, Torstein 1986-01-12 application/pdf https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2505 https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v4i2.6933 eng eng Norwegian Polar Institute https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2505/5756 https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2505 doi:10.3402/polar.v4i2.6933 Copyright (c) 2018 Polar Research Polar Research; Vol. 4 No. 2 (1986); 205-224 1751-8369 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 1986 ftjpolarres https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v4i2.6933 2021-11-11T19:12:43Z The investigated area is located between 71"45' and 72"20'S and between l"35' and 5"33'E, from 1,080 to 2,695 m above sea level. An outline of climate, soil chemistry and main units of vegetation is provided. Of particular importance is the wet oasis area of Jutulsessen in Gjelsvikfjella which supports cyanophyceans, green algae, lichens and the mosses Grimmia lawiana and Sarconeurum glaciale, which have developed a series of distinctive communities. The nunataks fringing the Polar plateau harbour an impoverished cyanophycean and lichen vegetation up to approximately 2,500 m a.s.l., which is the highest elevation that macroscopic plant life has hitherto been reported in Antarctica. The thermal relations of the vegetation are discussed, based on the climatological record and on local measurements during the Norwegian Antarctic Research Expedition 1984/85. Some zonal and vertical belt subdivisions are indicated for this part of Greater Antarctica. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Dronning Maud Land Polar Research Sarconeurum glaciale Polar Research (E-Journal) Antarctic Dronning Maud Land Polar Plateau ENVELOPE(0.000,0.000,-90.000,-90.000) Gjelsvikfjella ENVELOPE(2.833,2.833,-72.083,-72.083) Jutulsessen ENVELOPE(2.750,2.750,-72.017,-72.017) Greater Antarctica ENVELOPE(90.000,90.000,-80.000,-80.000) Mühlig-Hofmannfjella ENVELOPE(5.500,5.500,-72.000,-72.000) Polar Research 4 2 205 224 |
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The investigated area is located between 71"45' and 72"20'S and between l"35' and 5"33'E, from 1,080 to 2,695 m above sea level. An outline of climate, soil chemistry and main units of vegetation is provided. Of particular importance is the wet oasis area of Jutulsessen in Gjelsvikfjella which supports cyanophyceans, green algae, lichens and the mosses Grimmia lawiana and Sarconeurum glaciale, which have developed a series of distinctive communities. The nunataks fringing the Polar plateau harbour an impoverished cyanophycean and lichen vegetation up to approximately 2,500 m a.s.l., which is the highest elevation that macroscopic plant life has hitherto been reported in Antarctica. The thermal relations of the vegetation are discussed, based on the climatological record and on local measurements during the Norwegian Antarctic Research Expedition 1984/85. Some zonal and vertical belt subdivisions are indicated for this part of Greater Antarctica. |
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Botany of two Antarctic mountain ranges: Gjelsvikfjella and Mühlig-Hofmannfjella, Dronning Maud Land |
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Botany of two Antarctic mountain ranges: Gjelsvikfjella and Mühlig-Hofmannfjella, Dronning Maud Land |
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Botany of two Antarctic mountain ranges: Gjelsvikfjella and Mühlig-Hofmannfjella, Dronning Maud Land |
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Botany of two Antarctic mountain ranges: Gjelsvikfjella and Mühlig-Hofmannfjella, Dronning Maud Land |
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Botany of two Antarctic mountain ranges: Gjelsvikfjella and Mühlig-Hofmannfjella, Dronning Maud Land |
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botany of two antarctic mountain ranges: gjelsvikfjella and mühlig-hofmannfjella, dronning maud land |
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ENVELOPE(0.000,0.000,-90.000,-90.000) ENVELOPE(2.833,2.833,-72.083,-72.083) ENVELOPE(2.750,2.750,-72.017,-72.017) ENVELOPE(90.000,90.000,-80.000,-80.000) ENVELOPE(5.500,5.500,-72.000,-72.000) |
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Antarctic Dronning Maud Land Polar Plateau Gjelsvikfjella Jutulsessen Greater Antarctica Mühlig-Hofmannfjella |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Dronning Maud Land Polar Research Sarconeurum glaciale |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Dronning Maud Land Polar Research Sarconeurum glaciale |
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