A preliminary floristic classification of Northern and Southern 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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ftunivferrarair:oai:iris.unife.it:11392/1378591 2024-02-11T09:58:41+01:00 A preliminary floristic classification of Northern and Southern Victoria Land vegetation (Continental Antarctica) CANNONE, Nicoletta Seppelt R. Cannone, Nicoletta Seppelt, R. 2009 STAMPA http://hdl.handle.net/11392/1378591 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102008001454 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antarctic-science/article/abs/preliminary-floristic-classification-of-southern-and-northern-victoria-land-vegetation-continental-antarctica/E5E6E7A3F2C2028FA9C02252CB3B6BFE eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000261528700005 volume:20 issue:6 firstpage:553 lastpage:562 numberofpages:10 journal:ANTARCTIC SCIENCE http://hdl.handle.net/11392/1378591 doi:10.1017/S0954102008001454 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-55549108391 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antarctic-science/article/abs/preliminary-floristic-classification-of-southern-and-northern-victoria-land-vegetation-continental-antarctica/E5E6E7A3F2C2028FA9C02252CB3B6BFE info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess floristic composition hierarchical classification plant communities info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2009 ftunivferrarair https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102008001454 2024-01-24T17:45:04Z 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 (72°-77°S) 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. © Antarctic Science Ltd 2008. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Science Antarctica Tundra Victoria Land Università degli Studi di Ferrara: CINECA IRIS Antarctic Victoria Land Antarctic Science 20 6 553 562 |
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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 (72°-77°S) 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. © Antarctic Science Ltd 2008. |
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A preliminary floristic classification of Northern and Southern Victoria Land vegetation (Continental Antarctica) |
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A preliminary floristic classification of Northern and Southern Victoria Land vegetation (Continental Antarctica) |
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A preliminary floristic classification of Northern and Southern Victoria Land vegetation (Continental Antarctica) |
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A preliminary floristic classification of Northern and Southern Victoria Land vegetation (Continental Antarctica) |
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A preliminary floristic classification of Northern and Southern Victoria Land vegetation (Continental Antarctica) |
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preliminary floristic classification of northern and southern victoria land vegetation (continental antarctica) |
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