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Lava Flows and Moraines as Corridors for Early Plant Colonization of Glacier Forefronts on Tropical Volcanoes
Author(s) -
Suárez Esteban,
Orndahl Katie,
Goodwin Katie
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
biotropica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.813
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1744-7429
pISSN - 0006-3606
DOI - 10.1111/btp.12260
Subject(s) - lava , moraine , glacier , colonization , volcano , lava field , geology , climate change , earth science , geography , physical geography , paleontology , oceanography , archaeology
Plant colonization in areas recently exposed by retreating glaciers in Tropical Andean volcanoes seems to be facilitated by moraines or lava flows. As a consequence, upward rearrangement of plant communities under climate change scenarios could be strongly influenced by the availability of protected substrates for plant colonization in these mountains.