Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Volume 46, Issue 4 (2014)

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Losing the High Ground: Rapid Transformation of Tropical Island Alpine and Subalpine Environments

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Introduction—Losing the High Ground: Rapid Transformation of Tropical Island Alpine and Subalpine Environments
James Juvik, Christoph Kueffer, Sonia Juvik & Stephanie Nagata
Pages: 705-708
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
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Monitoring Tropical Alpine Lake Levels in a Culturally Sensitive Environment Utilizing 3D Technological Approaches
D. M. Delparte, M. Belt, C. Nishioka, N. Turner, R. T. Richardson & T. Ericksen
Pages: 709-718
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforMonitoring Tropical Alpine Lake Levels in a Culturally Sensitive Environment Utilizing 3D Technological Approaches | Full Text | References | PDF (7.7 MB)
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Using a Snow Drift Model to Simulate Eolian Drift and Snowfall on the Summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii
Leigh Anne Eaton & Steven Businger
Pages: 719-734
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforUsing a Snow Drift Model to Simulate Eolian Drift and Snowfall on the Summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii | Full Text | References | PDF (3.1 MB)
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Climatic Changes in Mountain Regions of the American Cordillera and the Tropics: Historical Changes and Future Outlook
Henry F. Diaz, Raymond S. Bradley & Liang Ning
Pages: 735-743
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforClimatic Changes in Mountain Regions of the American Cordillera and the Tropics: Historical Changes and Future Outlook | Full Text | References | PDF (2.7 MB)
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Vegetation and Climate of the Summit Zone of Mount Kinabalu in Relation to the Walker Circulation
Kanehiro Kitayama, Soichi Ando, Rimi Repin & Jamili Nais
Pages: 745-753
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforVegetation and Climate of the Summit Zone of Mount Kinabalu in Relation to the Walker Circulation | Full Text | References | PDF (777 KB)
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Review Articles

Review Article
Mesoclimatic Patterns Shape the Striking Vegetation Mosaic in the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic
Patrick H. Martin & Timothy J. Fahey
Pages: 755-765
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforMesoclimatic Patterns Shape the Striking Vegetation Mosaic in the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Reconstructing Hurricane Disturbance in a Tropical Montane Forest Landscape in the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic: Implications for Vegetation Patterns and Dynamics
Benjamin M. Gannon & Patrick H. Martin
Pages: 767-776
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforReconstructing Hurricane Disturbance in a Tropical Montane Forest Landscape in the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic: Implications for Vegetation Patterns and Dynamics | Full Text | References | PDF (600 KB)
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The Sensitivity of the High Mountain Ecosystems of New Guinea to Climatic Change and Anthropogenic Impact
Geoffrey Hope
Pages: 777-786
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforThe Sensitivity of the High Mountain Ecosystems of New Guinea to Climatic Change and Anthropogenic Impact | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Vegetation Dynamics at the Upper Reaches of a Tropical Montane Forest are Driven by Disturbance Over the Past 7300 Years
Shelley Crausbay, Steffi Genderjahn, Sara Hotchkiss, Dirk Sachse, Ansgar Kahmen & Stefan K. Arndt
Pages: 787-799
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforVegetation Dynamics at the Upper Reaches of a Tropical Montane Forest are Driven by Disturbance Over the Past 7300 Years | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Overview of Habitat History in Subtropical Oceanic Island Summit Ecosystems
José María Fernández-Palacios, Rüdiger Otto, Christophe Thebaud & Jonathan Price
Pages: 801-809
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforOverview of Habitat History in Subtropical Oceanic Island Summit Ecosystems | Full Text | References | PDF (531.1 KB)
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Biodiversity Patterns and Continental Insularity in the Tropical High Andes
Fabien Anthelme, Dean Jacobsen, Petr Macek, Rosa I. Meneses, Pierre Moret, Stephan Beck & Olivier Dangles
Pages: 811-828
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforBiodiversity Patterns and Continental Insularity in the Tropical High Andes | Full Text | References | PDF (973.6 KB)
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Consequences of Treeline Shifts for the Diversity and Function of High Altitude Ecosystems
Sarah Greenwood & Alistair S. Jump
Pages: 829-840
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforConsequences of Treeline Shifts for the Diversity and Function of High Altitude Ecosystems | Full Text | References | PDF (503.2 KB)
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Functional Diversity of Subalpine Bryophyte Communities in an Oceanic Island (La Réunion)
Claudine Ah-Peng, Olivier Flores, Nicholas Wilding, Jacques Bardat, Lovanomanjanahary Marline, Terry A. J. Hedderson & Dominique Strasberg
Pages: 841-851
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforFunctional Diversity of Subalpine Bryophyte Communities in an Oceanic Island (La Réunion) | Full Text | References | PDF (775.8 KB)
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Newly Discovered Seed Dispersal System of Juniperus cedrus Questions the Pristine Nature of the High Elevation Scrub of El Teide (Tenerife, Canary Islands)
Manuel Nogales, Beatriz Rumeu, Lea de Nascimento & José María Fernández-Palacios
Pages: 853-858
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforNewly Discovered Seed Dispersal System of Juniperus cedrus Questions the Pristine Nature of the High Elevation Scrub of El Teide (Tenerife, Canary Islands) | Full Text | References | PDF (690.8 KB)
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Burned and Devoured-Introduced Herbivores, Fire, and the Endemic Flora of the High-Elevation Ecosystem on La Palma, Canary Islands
Severin D. H. Irl, Manuel J. Steinbauer, Jana Messinger, Gesche Blume-Werry, Ángel Palomares-Martínez, Carl Beierkuhnlein & Anke Jentsch
Pages: 859-869
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforBurned and Devoured-Introduced Herbivores, Fire, and the Endemic Flora of the High-Elevation Ecosystem on La Palma, Canary Islands | Full Text | References | PDF (816.9 KB)
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Evaluating the Long-Term Management of Introduced Ungulates to Protect the Palila, an Endangered Bird, and Its Critical Habitat in Subalpine Forest of Mauna Kea, Hawai‘i
Paul C. Banko, Steven C. Hess, Paul G. Scowcroft, Chris Farmer, James D. Jacobi, Robert M. Stephens, Richard J. Camp, David L. Leonard Jr., Kevin W. Brinck, J. O. Juvik & S. P. Juvik
Pages: 871-889
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforEvaluating the Long-Term Management of Introduced Ungulates to Protect the Palila, an Endangered Bird, and Its Critical Habitat in Subalpine Forest of Mauna Kea, Hawai‘i | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Biodiversity and Conservation of Tropical Montane Ecosystems in the Gulf of Guinea, West Africa
Drew T. Cronin, Moses B. Libalah, Richard A. Bergl & Gail W. Hearn
Pages: 891-904
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforBiodiversity and Conservation of Tropical Montane Ecosystems in the Gulf of Guinea, West Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (816.2 KB)
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Measuring and Modeling the Retreat of the Summit Ice Fields on Kilimanjaro, East Africa
N. C. Pepin, W. J. Duane, M. Schaefer, G. Pike & D. R. Hardy
Pages: 905-917
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforMeasuring and Modeling the Retreat of the Summit Ice Fields on Kilimanjaro, East Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Annual to Daily Ice Velocity and Water Pressure Variations on Ka Roimata o Hine Hukatere (Franz Josef Glacier), New Zealand
Brian Anderson, Ian Willis, Becky Goodsell, Alison Banwell, Ian Owens, Andrew Mackintosh & Wendy Lawson
Pages: 919-932
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforAnnual to Daily Ice Velocity and Water Pressure Variations on Ka Roimata o Hine Hukatere (Franz Josef Glacier), New Zealand | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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The New Swiss Glacier Inventory SGI2010: Relevance of Using High-Resolution Source Data in Areas Dominated by Very Small Glaciers
Mauro Fischer, Matthias Huss, Chloé Barboux & Martin Hoelzle
Pages: 933-945
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforThe New Swiss Glacier Inventory SGI2010: Relevance of Using High-Resolution Source Data in Areas Dominated by Very Small Glaciers | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Cumulative Impacts and Feedbacks of a Gravel Road on Shrub Tundra Ecosystems in the Peel Plateau, Northwest Territories, Canada
Harneet K. Gill, Trevor C. Lantz, Brendan O’Neill & Steven V. Kokelj
Pages: 947-961
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforCumulative Impacts and Feedbacks of a Gravel Road on Shrub Tundra Ecosystems in the Peel Plateau, Northwest Territories, Canada | Full Text | References | PDF (4 MB)
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Morphological Characteristics of Thermokarst Lakes along the Qinghai-Tibet Engineering Corridor
Fujun Niu, Jing Luo, Zhanju Lin, Minhao Liu & Guoan Yin
Pages: 963-974
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforMorphological Characteristics of Thermokarst Lakes along the Qinghai-Tibet Engineering Corridor | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB)
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A Broad Transition from Cloud Forest to Páramo Characterizes an Undisturbed Treeline in Parque Nacional Llanganates, Ecuador
Robert G. M. Hofstede , Katharine J. M. Dickinson, Alan F. Mark & Edwin Narváez
Pages: 975-986
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforA Broad Transition from Cloud Forest to Páramo Characterizes an Undisturbed Treeline in Parque Nacional Llanganates, Ecuador | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Organic Carbon Pools and Genesis of Alpine Soils with Permafrost: A Review
James G. Bockheim & Jeffrey S. Munroe
Pages: 987-1006
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
AbstractforOrganic Carbon Pools and Genesis of Alpine Soils with Permafrost: A Review | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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Erratum—Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of Ice-Covered Upper Dumbell Lake (Ellesmere Island, Arctic Canada) during the Summer of 1959
Spencer Apollonio & Jasmine E. Saros
Pages: 1007-1010
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
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Book Reviews

Book Review
Tundra-Taiga Biology: Human, Plant, And Animal Survival In The Arctic. By R. M. M. Crawford
New York: Oxford University Press, 2014. 270 pp. $125.00 (softcover). ISBN 9780199559404
Laura Gough & Ashley L. Asmus
Pages: 1011-1012
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
CitationforTundra-Taiga Biology: Human, Plant, And Animal Survival In The Arctic. By R. M. M. Crawford | Full Text | References | PDF (529.5 KB)
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Iñupiaq Ethnohistory: Selected Essays. By Ernest S. Burch, Jr., and edited by Erica Hill
Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 2013. 274 pp. $35.00 (softcover). ISBN 9781602232143. Includes foreword, introduction, maps, illustrations, references, notes and suggestions for further readings
Craig M. Lee Ph.D.
Pages: 1012-1013
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
CitationforIñupiaq Ethnohistory: Selected Essays. By Ernest S. Burch, Jr., and edited by Erica Hill | Full Text | References | PDF (42.6 KB)
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Norse Greenland: Selected Papers from the Hvalsey Conference 2008. Edited by Jette Arneborg, Georg Nyegaard, and Orri Vésteinsson
Journal of the North Atlantic, Special Volume 2. Steuben, Maine: Eagle Hill Publications, 2009. 197 pp., maps, color and black and white illustrations and photographs. $30.00 (softcover). Online at http://www.bioone.org/toc/noat/2/sp2. ISSN 1935-1984
Astrid E. J. Ogilvie
Pages: 1013-1018
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
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Calendars

Calendar
Polar and Alpine Meetings Calendar
Pages: 1019-1020
Published online: 16 Jan 2018
CitationforPolar and Alpine Meetings Calendar | Full Text | PDF (274 KB)
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