Vegetation Ecology of Debris-Covered Glaciers (DCGs)—Site Conditions, Vegetation Patterns and Implications for DCGs Serving as Quaternary Cold- and Warm-Stage Plant Refugia

Scientific interest in debris-covered glaciers (DCGs) significantly increased during the last two decades, primarily from an abiotic perspective, but also regarding their distinctive ecology. An increasing body of evidence shows that, given a minimum of debris thickness and sufficient substrate stab...

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Published in:	Diversity
Main Authors:	Thomas Fickert, Donald Friend, Bruce Molnia, Friederike Grüninger, Michael Richter
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Subjects:	high mountain biogeography climate change ecology refugia niche heterogeneity
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/2/114