Vegetation succession pattern and diversity changes in a Glacier Valley, Central Alps, Austria

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 421-428

  Raffl, C ^a   Mallaun, M ^a   Mayer, R ^a   Erschbamer, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GLACIER DYNAMICS; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRIMARY SUCCESSION; TRANSECT; VALLEY GLACIER; VEGETATION COVER;

ALPS; AUSTRIA; CENTRAL ALPS; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; TYROL;

EID: 33745874885     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2006)38[421:VSPADC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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