The effect of an early-season short-term heat pulse on plant recruitment in the Arctic

Polar Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1117-1126

  Graae, Bente Jessen ^a,b   Ejrnaes R ^a,c   Marchand, F L ^d   Milbau, A ^b,d   Shevtsova, A ^d   Beyens, L ^d   Nijs, I ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alpine; Climate change; FATI; Germination; Micro climate; Seedling establishment

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GERMINATION; MICROCLIMATE; MIGRATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TUNDRA;

CERASTIUM ALPINUM; POLYGONUM; POLYGONUM VIVIPARUM; SAXIFRAGA CERNUA;

EID: 70349849695     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-009-0608-3     Document Type: Article

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