Vegetation patterns in relation to climatic and endogenous changes in Wilkes Land, continental Antarctica

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-56

  Melick, D R ^a   Seppelt, R D ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

climate change; deglaciation; ecology; lichen; moss

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CRYPTOGAM; LICHEN; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ANTARCTICA, WILKES LAND, WINDMILL ISLANDS;

EID: 0030617797     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2960626     Document Type: Article

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