Vegetation and permafrost: sensitive systems for the development of a monitoring program of climate change along an Antarctic transect
Permafrost occurrence and distribution are highly dependent on climatic conditions. In Antarctica, permafrost occurs in deglaciated areas; it is usually associated with vegetation communities. A monitoring program based on the sensitive system “vegetation-permafrost” will allow to detect climate cha...
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Format: | Book Part |
Language: | English |
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Backhuys Publishers
2003
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11392/1190721 |