A preliminary floristic classification of southern and northern Victoria Land vegetation, continental Antarctica
This paper proposes a new objectively-generated vegetation classification for southern and northern Victoria Land (continental Antarctica) based on the floristic composition of the plant communities. The new classification aims to integrate the existing physiognomic classification of the cryptogamic...
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ftuninsubriairis:oai:irinsubria.uninsubria.it:11383/1791570 2024-04-14T08:02:03+00:00 A preliminary floristic classification of southern and northern Victoria Land vegetation, continental Antarctica CANNONE, NICOLETTA Seppelt R. Cannone, Nicoletta Seppelt, R. 2008 http://hdl.handle.net/11383/1791570 unknown info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000261528700005 volume:20 firstpage:553 lastpage:562 journal:ANTARCTIC SCIENCE http://hdl.handle.net/11383/1791570 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-55549108391 floristic composition hierarchical classification plant communities info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2008 ftuninsubriairis 2024-03-21T18:57:22Z This paper proposes a new objectively-generated vegetation classification for southern and northern Victoria Land (continental Antarctica) based on the floristic composition of the plant communities. The new classification aims to integrate the existing physiognomic classification of the cryptogamic Antarctic tundra, provide useful data on floristic composition and distribution of the vegetation occurring in southern and northern Victoria Land, and develop a suitable tool allowing easy comparison of syntaxa from different locations. Field data from 26 sites along a latitudinal gradient (728–778S) were analysed by a hierarchical classification integrated with multivariate statistics, including indirect ecological information (Principal Component Analysis). Similarity of the identified groups was assessed through the Jaccard similarity index. The new classification is compatible with previous ones and is widely applicable to Victoria Land and includes previous classification. This standardized approach relates plant communities to their floristic composition and provides a basis for relating vegetation composition to environmental gradients and to patterns of vegetation dynamics and succession which are still poorly understood in Antarctica. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Tundra Victoria Land IRInSubria - Institutional Repository Insubria (Università degli Studi dell’Insubria) Antarctic Victoria Land |
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This paper proposes a new objectively-generated vegetation classification for southern and northern Victoria Land (continental Antarctica) based on the floristic composition of the plant communities. The new classification aims to integrate the existing physiognomic classification of the cryptogamic Antarctic tundra, provide useful data on floristic composition and distribution of the vegetation occurring in southern and northern Victoria Land, and develop a suitable tool allowing easy comparison of syntaxa from different locations. Field data from 26 sites along a latitudinal gradient (728–778S) were analysed by a hierarchical classification integrated with multivariate statistics, including indirect ecological information (Principal Component Analysis). Similarity of the identified groups was assessed through the Jaccard similarity index. The new classification is compatible with previous ones and is widely applicable to Victoria Land and includes previous classification. This standardized approach relates plant communities to their floristic composition and provides a basis for relating vegetation composition to environmental gradients and to patterns of vegetation dynamics and succession which are still poorly understood in Antarctica. |
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A preliminary floristic classification of southern and northern Victoria Land vegetation, continental Antarctica |
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A preliminary floristic classification of southern and northern Victoria Land vegetation, continental Antarctica |
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A preliminary floristic classification of southern and northern Victoria Land vegetation, continental Antarctica |
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A preliminary floristic classification of southern and northern Victoria Land vegetation, continental Antarctica |
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A preliminary floristic classification of southern and northern Victoria Land vegetation, continental Antarctica |
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preliminary floristic classification of southern and northern victoria land vegetation, continental antarctica |
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Antarctic Victoria Land |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Tundra Victoria Land |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Tundra Victoria Land |
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