Primary succession on glacier forelands in the subantarctic Kerguelen Islands

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 75-84

  Frenot, Y ^a   Gloaguen, J C ^b   Cannavacciuolo, M ^a   Bellido, A ^a  

^a Station Biologique   (France)

^b Campus de Beaulieu   (France)

Author keywords

Chronosequence; Plant community; Root system; Soil development; Vegetation cover

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; GLACIER FORELAND; PRIMARY SUCCESSION; SOIL DEVELOPMENT; SUCCESSION;

AMPERE GLACIR; INDIAN OCEAN; KERYUELEN ISLANDS;

AGROSTIS MAGELLANICA; AZORELLA SELAGO; CERASTIUM FONTANUM; COLOBANTHUS KERGUELENSIS; COLOBATHUS KERGUELENSIS; FESTUCA CONTRACTA; POA ANNUA; POA KERGUELENSIS;

EID: 0031916544     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237225     Document Type: Article

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