Spatial and temporal biodiversity variations in a high mountain environment: The case of the proglacial margin of the Evettes, Natura 2000 area (Savoie, French Alps)

CyberGeo

Volumn 2007, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Pech, Pierre ^a   Maillet, Ingrid ^a   Melois, Noémie ^a   Moreau, Myrtille ^a   Arques, Sylvie ^b   Jomelli, Vincent ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

^b Institut de Géographie Alpine   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Alpine biodiversity; Chronosequence; Glacier foreland; Periglacial geomorphology; Vegetation succession

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; GLACIER RETREAT; LITTLE ICE AGE; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; PROGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION; VEGETATION COVER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; RHONE-ALPES; SAVOIE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 36249028702     PISSN: 12783366     EISSN: 12783366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4000/cybergeo.6106     Document Type: Review

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