Options
Structural and ecological variation of the pontic phytogeographical element from the coastal Karst to the Southwestern Alps
Poldini, Livio
Martini, Fabrizio
Pertot, Marina
1990
Abstract
This paper discusses the geographic trends in the distribution of the Pontic phytogeographical element (including Pontic-Mediterranean species) from the northern Adriatic coasts (Trieste Karst region) to the South-East Alps and pre-Alps.
The number of Pontic species decreases slightly from the Karst towards the pre-Alps, with a sensible reduction from the pre-Alps towards the centre of the Alpine chain. This pattern can be related to temperature. The geographic variation of life forms shows a simplification of the life form spectrum: the geophytes, being less dependent on environmental conditions, are the life form with the lowest geographic variation.
Series
Studia Geobotanica. An international journal
10
Publisher
EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste
Source
Livio Poldini, Fabrizio Martini, Marina Pertot, "Structural and ecological variation of the pontic phytogeographical element from the coastal Karst to the Southwestern Alps" in: "Studia Geobotanica. An international journal, Vol. 10 (1990)", EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste, Trieste, 1990, pp. 133-145
Languages
en
File(s)