Surface areas of altitudinal zones on sub-Antarctic Marion Island

A study investigated how altitude influenced the sub-Antarctic islands' climatic and edaphic regimes and their vegetation. Altitude strongly influences vegetation and soils at sub-Antarctic islands, as much as it does at the more climatically extreme Northern Hemisphere tundras that occur at 20...

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Published in:Polar biology 2008-01, Vol.31 (2), p.259-261
Main Authors: Meiklejohn, K. I., Smith, V. R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Altitude
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Climate science
Ecology
Ecosystems
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Islands
Life Sciences
Microbiology
Oceanography
Particular ecosystems
Plant Sciences
Short Note
Synecology
Vegetation
Zoology
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Summary:A study investigated how altitude influenced the sub-Antarctic islands' climatic and edaphic regimes and their vegetation. Altitude strongly influences vegetation and soils at sub-Antarctic islands, as much as it does at the more climatically extreme Northern Hemisphere tundras that occur at 2030 higher latitudes than any of the islands.
ISSN:0722-4060
1432-2056
DOI:10.1007/s00300-007-0389-5