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- Title
On the Use of "Alpine" for High-Elevation Tropical Environments.
- Authors
Suárez, Esteban; Encalada, Andrea C.; Chimbolema, Segundo; Jaramillo, Ricardo; Hofstede, Robert; Riveros-Iregui, Diego
- Abstract
The article presents the discussion on study of mountain ecosystems. Topics include describing the high-elevation ecosystems occupying the higher reaches of mountains, above the climatic tree line; and broad high-elevation ranges with isolated peaks being common in the equatorial mountains of the Northern Andes, Mesoamerica, and eastern Africa.
- Subjects
SCIENTIFIC literature; ADAPTIVE radiation; SHRUBLANDS; PACIFIC Ocean currents; TUNDRAS; ALPINE glaciers; MOUNTAIN soils
- Publication
Mountain Research & Development, 2023, Vol 43, Issue 1, pV1
- ISSN
0276-4741
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1659/mrd.2022.00024