Overwinter Phenology of Plants in a Polar Semi-desert

Authors

  • Katherine L. Bell
  • L.C. Bliss

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic2692

Keywords:

Effects of climate on plants, Plant growth, Tundra ecology, Winter ecology, Polar semi-deserts, King Christian Island, Nunavut

Abstract

Arctic and temperate-latitude tundra plants must make efficient use of the growing season, because it is very short. A variety of leaf-development strategies permit growth in the cool summers. ... Winter phenology was observed under field conditions for 27 of 33 angiosperm species found on King Christian Island. ... The full significance of overwintering leaf condition and the variability of this pattern within the High Arctic needs further investigation.

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Published

1977-01-01

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 2 (1977): June: 69–132

Section

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