A discussion of different types of glacial refugia used in mountain biogeography and phylogeography

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 476-480

  Holderegger, Rolf ^a   Thiel Egenter, Conny ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alpine; Ex situ survival; Ice ages; In situ survival; Lowland refugia; Nunatak refugia; Peripheral refugia

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GLACIAL HISTORY; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MOUNTAIN; NUNATAK; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; REFUGIUM; SURVIVAL;

EID: 60349115486     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.02027.x     Document Type: Review

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