Effects of natural variation in snow depth on growth, flowering phenology and clonal structure of the evergreen dwarf shrub Empetrum hermaphroditum Hagerup

• Main Author: Bienau, Miriam Judith
• Other Authors: Institut für Landschaftsökologie und Ressourcenmanagement, Professur für Landschaftsökologie und Landschaftsplanung
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen 2016
• Subjects: Schneedeckungs Gradient; Empetrum hermaphroditum; Wachstum; Blühphänologie; klonale Struktur; snow cover gradient; growth response; flowering phenology; clonal structure; Life sciences; Arctic; Norway; Senken; Arktis*; Climate change; Global warming; Northern Sweden; Subarctic; Tundra
• Online Access: http://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:26-opus-123050; http://geb.uni-giessen.de/geb/volltexte/2016/12305/

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...