Influence of snowmelt time on species richness, density and production in a late snowbed community

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 43, Issue , 2012, Pages 113-120

  Carbognani, Michele ^a   Petraglia, Alessandro ^a   Tomaselli, Marcello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Density; Polytrichastrum sexangulare; Primary production; Snowbed; Snowmelt; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; DOMINANCE; GLOBAL CHANGE; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MOSS; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SNOW COVER; SNOWMELT; SPECIES RICHNESS; VASCULAR PLANT; VULNERABILITY;

BRYOPHYTA; POLYTRICHUM SEXANGULARE; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84863424811     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2012.06.003     Document Type: Article

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