Coincidence of the alpine–nival ecotone with the summer snowline
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15548462 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M GOTTFRIED, Michael D Gottfried (0000-0001-8809-5734, University of Vienna, corresponding author), Michael Hantel (University of Vienna), C Maurer (University of Vienna), R Toechterle (University of Vienna), Harald Pauli (0000-0002-9842-9934, University of Vienna), Georg Grabherr (University of Vienna) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 014013-014013 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/6/1/014013 |
| OpenAlex | W1966270110 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 33 |
The alpine–nival ecotone is the transition between the lower located alpine grassland/tundra zone and the upper located sparsely vegetated nival zone in the mountains. Its characteristics are qualitatively known. Here we study the dynamics of the ecotone through a quantitative approach based on plant data (from Mt Schrankogel, 3497 m, observations 1994 and 2004) and snow data (from 268 routine climate stations in the Alps, observations 1975–2004)
Alpine climate · Arctic · Ecotone · Geography · Geomorphology · Habitat · Physical geography · Snow · Tundra · Climate change and permafrost · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Tree-ring climate responses · Ecology · Geology · Oceanography
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.15 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2018 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |