Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Volume 40, Issue 2 (2008)

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A Simple Spatial Model Exploring Positive Feedbacks at Tropical Alpine Treelines
Maaike Y. Bader, Max Rietkerk & Arnold K. Bregt
Pages: 269-278
Published online: 23 Jan 2018
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Distribution of Glacial Deposits, Soils, and Permafrost in Taylor Valley, Antarctica
J. G. Bockheim, M. L. Prentice & M. McLeod
Pages: 279-286
Published online: 23 Jan 2018
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The Influence of Biological Soil Crusts on Soil Characteristics along a High Arctic Glacier Foreland, Nunavut, Canada
Katie Breen & Esther Lévesque
Pages: 287-297
Published online: 23 Jan 2018
AbstractforThe Influence of Biological Soil Crusts on Soil Characteristics along a High Arctic Glacier Foreland, Nunavut, Canada | Full Text | References | PDF (900.3 KB)
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Alaska Melilotus Invasions: Distribution, Origin, and Susceptibility of Plant Communities
J. S. Conn, K. L. Beattie, M. A. Shephard, M. L. Carlson, I. Lapina, M. Hebert, R. Gronquist, R. Densmore & M. Rasy
Pages: 298-308
Published online: 23 Jan 2018
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Primary Succession Following Deglaciation at Koryto Glacier Valley, Kamchatka
Jiri Dolezal, Kosuke Homma, Koichi Takahashi, Marina P. Vyatkina, Valentine Yakubov, Valentina P. Vetrova & Toshihiko Hara
Pages: 309-322
Published online: 23 Jan 2018
AbstractforPrimary Succession Following Deglaciation at Koryto Glacier Valley, Kamchatka | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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General Characteristics of Temperature and Humidity Variability on Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
W. J. Duane, N. C. Pepin, M. L. Losleben & D. R. Hardy
Pages: 323-334
Published online: 23 Jan 2018
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Nurse-Plant Effects of a Dwarf Shrub on the Establishment of Tree Seedlings in a Volcanic Desert on Mt. Fuji, Central Japan
Megumi Endo, Yasuo Yamamura, Atsushi Tanaka, Takashi Nakano & Taisuke Yasuda
Pages: 335-342
Published online: 23 Jan 2018
AbstractforNurse-Plant Effects of a Dwarf Shrub on the Establishment of Tree Seedlings in a Volcanic Desert on Mt. Fuji, Central Japan | Full Text | References | PDF (443.9 KB)
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Stable Isotope Characterization of the Ecohydrological Cycle at a Tropical Treeline Site
Peter Hartsough, Simon R. Poulson, Franco Biondi & Ignacio Galindo Estrada
Pages: 343-354
Published online: 23 Jan 2018
AbstractforStable Isotope Characterization of the Ecohydrological Cycle at a Tropical Treeline Site | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Optimum Growth Temperatures of Three Species of Green Chloromonas Snow Algae from Upstate New York and the White Mountains, Arizona
Ronald W. Hoham, Frank M. Frey, William W. Mohn, Joy H. Felio, Sarah Todd, Jared E. Duncan & James B. Banghart
Pages: 355-363
Published online: 23 Jan 2018
AbstractforOptimum Growth Temperatures of Three Species of Green Chloromonas Snow Algae from Upstate New York and the White Mountains, Arizona | Full Text | References | PDF (688.1 KB)
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Prolonged Ice Cover Dampens Diatom Community Responses to Recent Climatic Change in High Arctic Lakes
Bronwyn E. Keatley, Marianne S. V. Douglas & John P. Smol
Pages: 364-372
Published online: 23 Jan 2018
AbstractforProlonged Ice Cover Dampens Diatom Community Responses to Recent Climatic Change in High Arctic Lakes | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Diversity Patterns in Relation to the Environment in Alpine Tundra Ecosystems of Northern Norway
Jörg Löffler & Roland Pape
Pages: 373-381
Published online: 23 Jan 2018
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High Species Turnover and Decreasing Plant Species Richness on Mountain Summits in Sweden: Reindeer Grazing Overrides Climate Change
Jon Moen & Anna Lagerström
Pages: 382-395
Published online: 23 Jan 2018
AbstractforHigh Species Turnover and Decreasing Plant Species Richness on Mountain Summits in Sweden: Reindeer Grazing Overrides Climate Change | Full Text | References | PDF (537.6 KB)
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Paleoclimatic Significance of Chemical Weathering in Loess-Derived Paleosols of Subarctic Central Alaska
Daniel R. Muhs, Thomas A. Ager, Gary Skipp, Jossh Beann, James Budahn & John P. McGeehin
Pages: 396-411
Published online: 23 Jan 2018
AbstractforPaleoclimatic Significance of Chemical Weathering in Loess-Derived Paleosols of Subarctic Central Alaska | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB)
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Infiltration in Icelandic Andisols: the Role of Vegetation and Soil Frost
B. Orradottir, S. R. Archer, O. Arnalds, L. P. Wilding & T. L. Thurow
Pages: 412-421
Published online: 23 Jan 2018
AbstractforInfiltration in Icelandic Andisols: the Role of Vegetation and Soil Frost | Full Text | References | PDF (542.4 KB)
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Effects of Grazing on the Vegetation Structure and Carbon Dioxide Exchange of a Fennoscandian Fell Ecosystem
Sanna Susiluoto, Terhi Rasilo, Jukka Pumpanen & Frank Berninger
Pages: 422-431
Published online: 23 Jan 2018
AbstractforEffects of Grazing on the Vegetation Structure and Carbon Dioxide Exchange of a Fennoscandian Fell Ecosystem | Full Text | References | PDF (415 KB)
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Depth and Density of the Antarctic Firn Layer
Michiel van den Broeke
Pages: 432-438
Published online: 23 Jan 2018
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The Water Balance of Grassland Ecosystems in the Austrian Alps
Gerhard Wieser, Albin Hammerle & Georg Wohlfahrt
Pages: 439-445
Published online: 23 Jan 2018
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Book Review

Book Review
Localities, Distribution and Stratigraphical Context of the Late Devonian Tetrapods of East Greenland, by Henning Blom, Jennifer A. Clack, and Per E. Ahlberg
J. J. Eberle
Page: 446
Published online: 23 Jan 2018
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Pages: 447-449
Published online: 23 Jan 2018
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