Some views on plants in polar and alpine regions

Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 33-45

  Wielgolaski, F E ^a   Karlsen, S R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Norut IT   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Alpine; Arctic; Climate change; Light; Polar; Precipitation; Snow; Temperature; Wind

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846375396     PISSN: 15691705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11157-006-0014-z     Document Type: Review

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