La végétation des sols polygonaux aux étages alpin supérieur et subnival en Valais (Alpes centro-occidentales, Suisse)
Abstract.: Béguin Cl., Progin Sonney M. and Vonlanthen M. 2006. The vegetation of polygonal soils at the upper alpine and subnival belts in Switzerland. Bot. Helv. 116: 41-54. Polygonal soils are typical formations of arctic regions but occur locally at high elevation in the Alps. A vegetation surve...
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ftreroch:oai:doc.rero.ch:315615 2023-05-15T15:07:55+02:00 La végétation des sols polygonaux aux étages alpin supérieur et subnival en Valais (Alpes centro-occidentales, Suisse) Béguin, Claude Vonlanthen, Mélanie 2018-06-18T17:50:53Z http://doc.rero.ch/record/315615/files/35_2006_Article_0737.pdf eng eng http://doc.rero.ch/record/315615/files/35_2006_Article_0737.pdf 2018 ftreroch 2023-02-16T17:31:41Z Abstract.: Béguin Cl., Progin Sonney M. and Vonlanthen M. 2006. The vegetation of polygonal soils at the upper alpine and subnival belts in Switzerland. Bot. Helv. 116: 41-54. Polygonal soils are typical formations of arctic regions but occur locally at high elevation in the Alps. A vegetation survey of sites with polygonal patterning of soils in the Western Swiss Alps revealed a clear distinction between (1) periglacial polygonal soils, whose structure is created by frost action, and whose occurrence is limited to the subniveal belt (2700-3000 m a.s.l.) and (2) soils whose polygonal structures are mere contraction cracks created by desiccation, which are found in the alpine belt (2300-2750 m a.s.l). Two new plant associations characteristic of these sites are described: periglacial polygonal soils of the subniveal belt are colonized by the association Saxifrago oppositifoliae- Poetum alpinae ass. nov. of the alliance Drabion hoppeanae. Conversely, soils with polygonal contraction cracks shelter the association Epilobio anagallidifolii- Saginetum saginoidis ass. nov., which is related to the alliance Salicion herbaceae. We describe the particular geomorphological and climatic factors leading to the local formation of these soil types with their specialised vegetation. We conclude that their future existence is strongly threatened by climate warming Other/Unknown Material Arctic RERO DOC Digital Library Arctic |
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Abstract.: Béguin Cl., Progin Sonney M. and Vonlanthen M. 2006. The vegetation of polygonal soils at the upper alpine and subnival belts in Switzerland. Bot. Helv. 116: 41-54. Polygonal soils are typical formations of arctic regions but occur locally at high elevation in the Alps. A vegetation survey of sites with polygonal patterning of soils in the Western Swiss Alps revealed a clear distinction between (1) periglacial polygonal soils, whose structure is created by frost action, and whose occurrence is limited to the subniveal belt (2700-3000 m a.s.l.) and (2) soils whose polygonal structures are mere contraction cracks created by desiccation, which are found in the alpine belt (2300-2750 m a.s.l). Two new plant associations characteristic of these sites are described: periglacial polygonal soils of the subniveal belt are colonized by the association Saxifrago oppositifoliae- Poetum alpinae ass. nov. of the alliance Drabion hoppeanae. Conversely, soils with polygonal contraction cracks shelter the association Epilobio anagallidifolii- Saginetum saginoidis ass. nov., which is related to the alliance Salicion herbaceae. We describe the particular geomorphological and climatic factors leading to the local formation of these soil types with their specialised vegetation. We conclude that their future existence is strongly threatened by climate warming |
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La végétation des sols polygonaux aux étages alpin supérieur et subnival en Valais (Alpes centro-occidentales, Suisse) |
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La végétation des sols polygonaux aux étages alpin supérieur et subnival en Valais (Alpes centro-occidentales, Suisse) |
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La végétation des sols polygonaux aux étages alpin supérieur et subnival en Valais (Alpes centro-occidentales, Suisse) |
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La végétation des sols polygonaux aux étages alpin supérieur et subnival en Valais (Alpes centro-occidentales, Suisse) |
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La végétation des sols polygonaux aux étages alpin supérieur et subnival en Valais (Alpes centro-occidentales, Suisse) |
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