Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Volume 36, Issue 4 (2004)

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Ice Elevation, Areal, and Frontal Changes of Glaciers from National Park Torres del Paine, Southern Patagonia Icefield
Andrés Rivera & Gino Casassa
Pages: 379-389
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
AbstractforIce Elevation, Areal, and Frontal Changes of Glaciers from National Park Torres del Paine, Southern Patagonia Icefield | Full Text | References | PDF (473.4 KB)
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Climate Warming Postpones Senescence in High Arctic Tundra
Fleur L. Marchand, Ivan Nijs, Mark Heuer, Sofie Mertens, Fred Kockelbergh, Jean-Yves Pontailler, Ivan Impens & Louis Beyens
Pages: 390-394
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
AbstractforClimate Warming Postpones Senescence in High Arctic Tundra | Full Text | References | PDF (531.4 KB)
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Soil Microbial Biomass, Respiration Rate, and Temperature Dependence on a Successional Glacier Foreland in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard
Yukiko Sakata Bekku, Takayuki Nakatsubo, Atsushi Kume & Hiroshi Koizumi
Pages: 395-399
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
AbstractforSoil Microbial Biomass, Respiration Rate, and Temperature Dependence on a Successional Glacier Foreland in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard | Full Text | References | PDF (73.5 KB)
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Contrasted Growth of Black Spruce (Picea mariana) Forest Trees at Treeline Associated with Climate Change over the Last 400 Years
S. Vallée & S. Payette
Pages: 400-406
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
AbstractforContrasted Growth of Black Spruce (Picea mariana) Forest Trees at Treeline Associated with Climate Change over the Last 400 Years | Full Text | References | PDF (192.3 KB)
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Calibrated Rhizocarpon spp. Growth Curve for the Mount Waddington Area, British Columbia Coast Mountains, Canada
S. J. Larocque & D. J. Smith
Pages: 407-418
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
AbstractforCalibrated Rhizocarpon spp. Growth Curve for the Mount Waddington Area, British Columbia Coast Mountains, Canada | Full Text | References | PDF (586.9 KB)
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Ground Temperatures under Ski Pistes with Artificial and Natural Snow
Christian Rixen, Wilfried Haeberli & Veronika Stoeckli
Pages: 419-427
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
AbstractforGround Temperatures under Ski Pistes with Artificial and Natural Snow | Full Text | References | PDF (180.2 KB)
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Willow Canopies and Plant Community Structure along an Alpine Environmental Gradient
Ørjan Totland, John Arvid Grytnes & Einar Heegaard
Pages: 428-435
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
AbstractforWillow Canopies and Plant Community Structure along an Alpine Environmental Gradient | Full Text | References | PDF (207.6 KB)
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Effects of Snow Avalanche Disturbance on Regeneration of Subalpine Abies mariesii Forest, Northern Japan
Takuya Kajimoto, Hiromu Daimaru, Toru Okamoto, Tatsuya Otani & Hiromichi Onodera
Pages: 436-445
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
AbstractforEffects of Snow Avalanche Disturbance on Regeneration of Subalpine Abies mariesii Forest, Northern Japan | Full Text | References | PDF (352.7 KB)
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Modern Chironomid Assemblages and Their Relationship to Physical and Chemical Variables in Southwest Yukon and Northern British Columbia Lakes
S. E. Wilson & K. Gajewski
Pages: 446-455
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
AbstractforModern Chironomid Assemblages and Their Relationship to Physical and Chemical Variables in Southwest Yukon and Northern British Columbia Lakes | Full Text | References | PDF (243.7 KB)
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Growing-Season Carbon Dioxide Flux in a Dry Subarctic Heath: Responses to Long-term Manipulations
Lotte Illeris, Susanne M. König, Paul Grogan, Sven Jonasson, Anders Michelsen & Helge Ro-Poulsen
Pages: 456-463
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
AbstractforGrowing-Season Carbon Dioxide Flux in a Dry Subarctic Heath: Responses to Long-term Manipulations | Full Text | References | PDF (150.1 KB)
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Positive and Negative Plant-Plant Interactions in Two Contrasting Arctic-Alpine Plant Communities
Johan Olofsson
Pages: 464-467
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
AbstractforPositive and Negative Plant-Plant Interactions in Two Contrasting Arctic-Alpine Plant Communities | Full Text | References | PDF (73.4 KB)
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An Experimental Evaluation of the Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus) as a Seed Disperser
Bente J. Graae, Sussie Pagh & Hans Henrik Bruun
Pages: 468-473
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
AbstractforAn Experimental Evaluation of the Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus) as a Seed Disperser | Full Text | References | PDF (103.4 KB)
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Tree Encroachment on Meadows of the North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, U.S.A
Margaret M. Moore & David W. Huffman
Pages: 474-483
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
AbstractforTree Encroachment on Meadows of the North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, U.S.A | Full Text | References | PDF (352.3 KB)
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Ecotypic Differentiation in Morphology and Cold Resistance in Populations of Colobanthus quitensis (Caryophyllaceae) from the Andes of Central Chile and the Maritime Antarctic
Ernesto Gianoli, Patricia Inostroza, Alejandra Zúñiga-Feest, Marjorie Reyes-Díaz, Lohengrin A. Cavieres, León A. Bravo & Luis J. Corcuera
Pages: 484-489
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
AbstractforEcotypic Differentiation in Morphology and Cold Resistance in Populations of Colobanthus quitensis (Caryophyllaceae) from the Andes of Central Chile and the Maritime Antarctic | Full Text | References | PDF (159.7 KB)
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Fecal Pellet Counts as a Technique for Monitoring an Alpine-Dwelling Social Rodent, the Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata)
Tim J. Karels, Lori Koppel & David S. Hik
Pages: 490-494
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
AbstractforFecal Pellet Counts as a Technique for Monitoring an Alpine-Dwelling Social Rodent, the Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata) | Full Text | References | PDF (79.7 KB)
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Observations of Anti-winds in a Deep Alpine Valley, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
Hamish A. McGowan
Pages: 495-501
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
AbstractforObservations of Anti-winds in a Deep Alpine Valley, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand | Full Text | References | PDF (365.3 KB)
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Annual Moraines and Summer Temperatures at Lambatungnajökull, Iceland
Tom Bradwell
Pages: 502-508
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
AbstractforAnnual Moraines and Summer Temperatures at Lambatungnajökull, Iceland | Full Text | References | PDF (331.2 KB)
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The Use of Size as an Estimator of Age in the Subantarctic Cushion Plant, Azorella selago (Apiaceae)
Peter C. le Roux & Melodie A. McGeoch
Pages: 509-517
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
AbstractforThe Use of Size as an Estimator of Age in the Subantarctic Cushion Plant, Azorella selago (Apiaceae) | Full Text | References | PDF (116.9 KB)
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Patch Dynamics and Islands of Fertility in a High Mountain Mediterranean Community
A. Escudero, L. Giménez-Benavides, J. M. Iriondo & A. Rubio
Pages: 518-527
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
AbstractforPatch Dynamics and Islands of Fertility in a High Mountain Mediterranean Community | Full Text | References | PDF (162.3 KB)
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Influence of Vegetation, Temperature, and Water Content on Soil Carbon Distribution and Mineralization in Four High Arctic Soils
Bo Elberling, Bjarne H. Jakobsen, Peter Berg, Jens Søndergaard & Charlotte Sigsgaard
Pages: 528-538
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
AbstractforInfluence of Vegetation, Temperature, and Water Content on Soil Carbon Distribution and Mineralization in Four High Arctic Soils | Full Text | References | PDF (168.8 KB)
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A Continuous Dye Injection System for Estimating Discharge in Snow-choked Streams
M. Russell, P. Marsh & C. Onclin
Pages: 539-554
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
AbstractforA Continuous Dye Injection System for Estimating Discharge in Snow-choked Streams | Full Text | References | PDF (446.5 KB)
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Tree-Ring Reconstruction of High-Magnitude Snow Avalanches in the Northern Gaspé Peninsula, Québec, Canada
Simon Dubé, Louise Filion & Bernard Hétu
Pages: 555-564
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
AbstractforTree-Ring Reconstruction of High-Magnitude Snow Avalanches in the Northern Gaspé Peninsula, Québec, Canada | Full Text | References | PDF (451.2 KB)
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Growth Variability of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) along a West-East Gradient across Northern Fennoscandia: A Dendroclimatic Approach
Marc Macias, Mauri Timonen, Andreas J. Kirchhefer, Markus Lindholm, Matti Eronen & Emilia Gutiérrez
Pages: 565-574
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
AbstractforGrowth Variability of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) along a West-East Gradient across Northern Fennoscandia: A Dendroclimatic Approach | Full Text | References | PDF (171.6 KB)
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Climate Reconstructions Derived from Global Glacier Length Records
E. J. Klok & J. Oerlemans
Pages: 575-583
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
AbstractforClimate Reconstructions Derived from Global Glacier Length Records | Full Text | References | PDF (287.6 KB)
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Freshwater Testate Amoebae Communities from Île de la Possession, Crozet Archipelago, Subantarctica
Sofie Vincke, Bart van de Vijver, Roel Mattheeussen & Louis Beyens
Pages: 584-590
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
AbstractforFreshwater Testate Amoebae Communities from Île de la Possession, Crozet Archipelago, Subantarctica | Full Text | References | PDF (293.9 KB)
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Growth Increment Patterns in the Roots of Two Alpine Forbs Growing in the Center and at the Periphery of a Snowbank
H. Dietz, G. von Arx & S. Dietz
Pages: 591-597
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
AbstractforGrowth Increment Patterns in the Roots of Two Alpine Forbs Growing in the Center and at the Periphery of a Snowbank | Full Text | References | PDF (310.8 KB)
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Dendrochronological Mass Balance Reconstruction, Strathcona Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Dave Lewis & Dan Smith
Pages: 598-606
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
AbstractforDendrochronological Mass Balance Reconstruction, Strathcona Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada | Full Text | References | PDF (282.7 KB)
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Holocene History of Alpine Vegetation and Forestline on Pyhäkero Mountain, Northern Finland
Heikki Seppä, Gina E. Hannon & Richard H. W. Bradshaw
Pages: 607-614
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
AbstractforHolocene History of Alpine Vegetation and Forestline on Pyhäkero Mountain, Northern Finland | Full Text | References | PDF (368.2 KB)
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Tilt of Spruce Trees near Ice Wedges, Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories, Canada
S. V. Kokelj & C. R. Burn
Pages: 615-623
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
AbstractforTilt of Spruce Trees near Ice Wedges, Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories, Canada | Full Text | References | PDF (466.1 KB)
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Inferred Holocene Paleotemperatures from Diatoms at Lake Lama, Central Siberia
T. Kumke, U. Kienel, J. Weckström, A. Korhola & H.-W. Hubberten
Pages: 624-634
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
AbstractforInferred Holocene Paleotemperatures from Diatoms at Lake Lama, Central Siberia | Full Text | References | PDF (364.1 KB)
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Book Review
Mountain Timberlines—Ecology, Patchiness, And Dynamics
By Friedrich-Karl Holtmeier Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003. 369 pp. $133.00. ISBN 1-4020-1356-6
Laura Mujica-Crapanzano
Page: 635
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
CitationforMountain Timberlines—Ecology, Patchiness, And Dynamics | Full Text | References | PDF (27.7 KB)
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Elephant Island and Beyond: The Diaries of Thomas Orde Lees
By John Thomson Bath, Somerset, U.K.: Bluntisham Books, The Erskine Press, The Bath Press, 2003. 339 pp. £24.95. ISBN 1852970766.
John C. Behrendt
Page: 636
Published online: 28 Jan 2018
CitationforElephant Island and Beyond: The Diaries of Thomas Orde Lees | Full Text | PDF (28.3 KB)
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