ISSN:
1573-5052
Schlagwort(e):
Acid soil
;
Correspondence Analysis
;
Cushion shrub
;
Empetrum rubrum
;
Festuca steppe
;
Principal Components Analysis
;
Trophic gradient
Quelle:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Thema:
Biologie
Notizen:
Abstract The relationship of environmental and soil-nutrient variables with the floristic composition of Empetrum rubrum heathlands and related communities from northern Tierra del Fuego were studied by means of ordination techniques. A floristic gradient was found which had its axis of major variation closely related to a gradient in soil trophic status. Increases in the densities of Empetrum and other cushion plants (Bolax gummifera, Azorella lycopodioides, Pernettya pumila) along the floristic gradient were: (a) associated with a lower number of species and total cover, and greater soil erosion; (b) positively correlated with the C/N ratio and aluminium content in the soil; and (c) negatively correlated with pH, calcium content and base saturation. Climate, lithology, habitat exposure, and the history of human activity would be key factors in developing the oligotrophic conditions that favoured the establishment of different Empetrum heathlands.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00048041
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