A new population of Colobanthus quitensis near Arthur Harbor, Antarctica: Correlating recruitment with warmer summer temperatures

Arctic and Alpine Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 217-221

  Grobe, Carl W ^a,b   Ruhland, Christopher T ^a   Day, Thomas A ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOBANTHUS QUITENSIS; CARYOPHYLLACEAE;

ANTARCTIC PEARLWORT; NEW POPULATION; RECRUITMENT; SUMMER TEMPERATURE;

ANTARCTICA, ANVERS ISLAND, ARTHUR HARBOR, GAMAGE POINT;

EID: 0030613482     PISSN: 00040851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1552049     Document Type: Article

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