Azorella compacta: survival champions in extreme, high‐elevation environments
Abstract Cushion plants are life forms with a hemispherical or mat‐like, prostrate canopy well adapted to the extreme conditions of cold regions that have appealed to scientists for their ability to cope with extreme environments in most mountains, arctic, and subantarctic regions of the world. They...
Main Authors: | Francisco I. Pugnaire, José A. Morillo, Cristina Armas, Susana Rodríguez‐Echeverría, Aurora Gaxiola |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-02-01
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Series: | Ecosphere |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3031 |
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