Gradient analysis of soil-plant interactions from the alpine-nival ecotone to the snowline on slopes of the Central Great Caucasus (Kazbegi Region, Georgia)

Alpine ecosystems are especially sensitive to climatic changes which affect the relationships among glaciers, snow, vegetation and soils. Our aim was to examine how the variation in the abiotic environment affected soil properties and plant species distribution at regional and local scales. We sampl...

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Main Authors: Jolokhava T., Abdaladze O., Gigauri K., Kikvidze Z.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: M.G.Kholodny Institute of Botany 2021-06-01
Series:Ukrainian Botanical Journal
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Online Access:http://ukrbotj.co.ua/archive/78/3/163