Vegetation change in Southeast Greenland? Tasiilaq revisited after 40 years

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 230-241

  Daniëls, Fred J A ^a   De Molenaar, Johannes G ^b   Chytrý, Milan ^c   Tichý, Lubomír ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b Masaryk University ^*  (Netherlands)

^c MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Climate change; Low Arctic tundra; Monitoring; Multivariate analysis; Phytosociology; Plant communities; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ALCHEMILLA; ALCHEMILLA ALPINA; ALCHEMILLA GLOMERULANS; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CAREX BIGELOWII; CAREX RARIFLORA; EMPETRUM NIGRUM; HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS; PHYLLODOCE COERULEA; SALIX; SALIX GLAUCA; SALIX HERBACEA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 79952153690     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: 1654109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2010.01107.x     Document Type: Article

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