Polar and Alpine Tundra. Ecosystems of the World 3
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This article is published in Mountain Research and Development.The article was published on 2000-11-01 and is currently open access. It has received 26 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Tundra.read more
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TL;DR: In this article, the evolution of knowledge about the Arctic and its climate has been discussed, including physical characteristics and basic climate features, and the basic atmospheric and ocean energy budgets of the Arctic.
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Changes in plant species richness over the last century in the eastern Swiss Alps: elevational gradient, bedrock effects and migration rates
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Turf-bearing topsoils on the central Tibetan Plateau, China: Pedology, botany, geochronology
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TL;DR: In this article, pedological, paleobotanical and geochronological analyses were performed on the soil properties, phytogenic composition and dating of K. pygmaea turfs.
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Environment and energy in Iceland: A comparative analysis of values and impacts
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared environmental values and impacts within a large sample of sites and energy alternatives treated within a common methodological framework, and found that cultural heritage values were not related to natural environment values.