Periglacial microclimate in low-altitude scree slopes supports relict biodiversity

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 46, Issue 35-36, 2012, Pages 2145-2157

  Růžička, Vlastimil ^a   Zacharda, Miloslav ^b   Němcová, Lenka ^c   Šmilauer, Petr ^d   Nekola, Jeffrey C ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b J E Purkinje University ^*  (Czech Republic)

^c J E PURKINJE UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

habitat islands; arthropods; palaeorefuge; periglacial microclimate; scree

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; BIODIVERSITY; BRYOPHYTE; FREEZING; ICE; MICROCLIMATE; MICROHABITAT; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; PTERIDOPHYTE; REFUGIUM; RELICT COMMUNITY; SLOPE;

BOHEMIA; CZECH REPUBLIC;

ARTHROPODA; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; FILICOPHYTA; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 84866321492     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2012.707248     Document Type: Article

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