Effect of snow patches on vegetation in the high-mountain nival gullies (Tatra Mts. Poland)

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-90

  Kozłowska, Anna ^a   Ra̧czkowska, Zofia ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND SPATIAL ORGANIZATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Alpine vegetation; Snow patches; Subalpine vegetation; Tatra Mountains

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; GULLY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; PLANT COMMUNITY; TOPOGRAPHY; TREELINE; VEGETATION;

CARPATHIANS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND; TATRA MOUNTAINS;

FESTUCA PICTA; LUZULA ALPINOPILOSA;

EID: 33646255909     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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