Variation in Alpine Plant Diversity and Soil Temperatures in Two Mountain Landscapes of South Patagonia

Alpine environments and their temporal changes are rarely studied at high latitudes in the southern hemisphere. We analyzed alpine plants, soil temperatures, and growing-season length in mountains of two landscapes of South Patagonia (46° to 56° SL): three summits (814–1085 m a.s.l) surrounded by fo...

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Autores principales: Lencinas, María Vanessa, Soler, Rosina, Cellini, Juan Manuel, Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro, Pérez Flores, Magalí, Monelos, Lucas, Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José, Peri, Pablo Luis
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2021
Materias:
Ciencias Agrarias
mountain vegetation
foothill grasslands
sub-Antarctic forests
Santa Cruz
Tierra del Fuego
GLORIA approach
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/125432
https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/7/310
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SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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topic Ciencias Agrarias
mountain vegetation
foothill grasslands
sub-Antarctic forests
Santa Cruz
Tierra del Fuego
GLORIA approach
spellingShingle Ciencias Agrarias
mountain vegetation
foothill grasslands
sub-Antarctic forests
Santa Cruz
Tierra del Fuego
GLORIA approach
Lencinas, María Vanessa
Soler, Rosina
Cellini, Juan Manuel
Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro
Pérez Flores, Magalí
Monelos, Lucas
Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José
Peri, Pablo Luis
Variation in Alpine Plant Diversity and Soil Temperatures in Two Mountain Landscapes of South Patagonia
topic_facet Ciencias Agrarias
mountain vegetation
foothill grasslands
sub-Antarctic forests
Santa Cruz
Tierra del Fuego
GLORIA approach
description Alpine environments and their temporal changes are rarely studied at high latitudes in the southern hemisphere. We analyzed alpine plants, soil temperatures, and growing-season length in mountains of two landscapes of South Patagonia (46° to 56° SL): three summits (814–1085 m a.s.l) surrounded by foothill grasslands in Santa Cruz province (SC), and four summits (634–864 m a.s.l.) in sub-Antarctic forests of Tierra del Fuego province (TF). Sampling followed the protocolized methodology of the Global Observational Research Initiative in Alpine Environments (GLORIA). Factors were topography (elevation and cardinal aspect) and time (baseline vs. re-sampling for plants, five annual periods for temperatures), assessed by univariate and multivariate tests. Plant composition reflected the lowland surrounding landscapes, with only 9 mountain species on 52 totals in SC and 3 on 30 in TF. Richness was higher in re-sampling than baseline, being assemblages more influenced by aspect than elevation. Mean annual soil temperature and growing-season length, which varied with topography, were related to the Multivariate El Niño Southern Oscillation Index (MEI) but did not show clear warming trends over time. We highlight the importance of long-term studies in mountainous regions of extreme southern latitudes, where factors other than warming (e.g., extreme climate events) explain variations.
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author Lencinas, María Vanessa
Soler, Rosina
Cellini, Juan Manuel
Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro
Pérez Flores, Magalí
Monelos, Lucas
Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José
Peri, Pablo Luis
author_facet Lencinas, María Vanessa
Soler, Rosina
Cellini, Juan Manuel
Bahamonde, Héctor Alejandro
Pérez Flores, Magalí
Monelos, Lucas
Martínez Pastur, Guillermo José
Peri, Pablo Luis
author_sort Lencinas, María Vanessa
title Variation in Alpine Plant Diversity and Soil Temperatures in Two Mountain Landscapes of South Patagonia
title_short Variation in Alpine Plant Diversity and Soil Temperatures in Two Mountain Landscapes of South Patagonia
title_full Variation in Alpine Plant Diversity and Soil Temperatures in Two Mountain Landscapes of South Patagonia
title_fullStr Variation in Alpine Plant Diversity and Soil Temperatures in Two Mountain Landscapes of South Patagonia
title_full_unstemmed Variation in Alpine Plant Diversity and Soil Temperatures in Two Mountain Landscapes of South Patagonia
title_sort variation in alpine plant diversity and soil temperatures in two mountain landscapes of south patagonia
publishDate 2021
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/125432
https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/7/310
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