Cyclic development and thermokarstic degradation of palsas in the mid-alpine zone at Leirpullan, Dovrefjell, Southern Norway

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 107-122

  Matthews, John A ^a   Dahl, Svein Olaf ^b   Berrisford, Mark S ^a   Nesje, Atle ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alpine permafrost; Cyclic development; Geoecology; Mineral permafrost mound; Palsa; Plant succession; Rim ridge; Scandinavia; Thermokarst

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001373761     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1530(199701)8:1<107::aid-ppp237>3.0.co;2-z     Document Type: Article

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