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1. 1. Phippsia concinna in Sweden : Exploring ecological dependencies in a regionally endangered plant species that occurs in alpine snowbeds

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

   Author : Mikael Marberg; [2015]
   Keywords : Snowbed; Climate change; Alpine plant ecology;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to 1: Get an updated population estimate for the regionally endangered alpine specialist plant Phippsia concinna in Sweden and 2: Explore the ecological dependencies that limits the distributions of this species to late melt-out alpine snowbeds on calcareous soils, and 3: Explore if climate change in the southern part of the Scandes mountain range is causing a decline in the population numbers of P. concinna. READ MORE

3. 2. A vegetation map and a digital elevation model over the Kapp Linné area, Svalbard : with analyses of the vertical and horizontal distribution of the vegetation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Terése Josefsson; Ingrid Mårtensson; [1995]
   Keywords : geography; physical geography; vegetation map; digital elevation model; Kapp Linné; Svalbard; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : A vegetation map and a Digital Elevation Model has been generated over a 54 km2 area situated at the western coast of Svalbard, at the Isfjorden fiord. The map is based on aerial photographs and a field survey made during the summer of 1994. READ MORE