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THE OCCURRENCE OF SOUTHERN, STEPPE AND HALOPHYTE ELEMENTS IN WEICHSELIAN (LAST‐GLACIAL) FLORAS FROM SOUTHERN BRITAIN
Author(s) -
BELL FRANCES G.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1969.tb06490.x
Subject(s) - glacial period , halophyte , steppe , vegetation (pathology) , montane ecology , permafrost , physical geography , peat , ecology , geography , geology , paleontology , biology , salinity , medicine , pathology
S ummary The southern element in Full‐glacial floras is thought to be primary except for a small number of derived species. The presence of southern plants in conjunction with northern and montane species is explained as the result of the special climate and advantageous open‐ground conditions of the Full‐glacial. A physiognomically steppe‐like vegetation may be recognized as part of the assemblages. The presence of halophytes is related to saline soils, probably developed over permafrost.