Fine scale variability in soil frost dynamics surrounding cushions of the dominant vascular plant species (Azorella selago) on sub-Antarctic Marion Island

Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 257-268

  Haussmann, Natalie S ^a   Boelhouwers, Jan C ^b   Mcgeoch, Melodie A ^c  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cushion plant; Frost heave; Microclimate; Sub Antacrtic

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COLD REGION; FACILITATION; FORMATION MECHANISM; FROST HEAVE; FROZEN GROUND; MICROCLIMATE; MICROHABITAT; PARAMETERIZATION; REFUGIUM; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUBANTARCTIC REGION; TERRACE; TREND ANALYSIS; VASCULAR PLANT; WEATHERING; WIND VELOCITY;

MARION ISLAND; PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS;

AZORELLA; AZORELLA SELAGO; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 72549116759     PISSN: 04353676     EISSN: 14680459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0459.2009.00368.x     Document Type: Article

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