Changes in species composition in alpine snowbeds with climate change inferred from small-scale spatial patterns
Alpine snowbeds are characterised by a very short growing season. However, the length of the snow-free period is increasingly prolonged due to climate change, so that snowbeds become susceptible to invasions from neighbouring alpine meadow communities. We hypothesised that spatial distribution of sp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2008-12-01
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| Series: | Web Ecology |
| Online Access: | http://www.web-ecol.net/8/142/2008/we-8-142-2008.pdf |