Spatial patterns of microsite colonisation on two young lava flows on Mount Hekla, Iceland

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 277-286

  Cutler, N A ^a   Belyea, L R ^b   Dugmore, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heterogeneity; Primary succession; Racomitrium; Spatial structure; Stereocaulon; Substrate

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; LAVA FLOW; MOSS; PATCH DYNAMICS; PRIMARY SUCCESSION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; HEKLA; ICELAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

BRYOPHYTA; RACOMITRIUM; STEREOCAULON;

EID: 43249104708     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2008-8-18371     Document Type: Article

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