Alpine tundra in the Hrubý Jeseník Mts., the Sudeten, and its tentative development in the 20th century

Leoš Klimeš 1 & Jitka Klimešová 1

Affiliations

  1. Institute of Botany, Department of Plant Ecology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Dukelská 145, 979 82 Třeboň, Czechoslovakia
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Abstract

Changes in vegetation above the alpine tree line have been evaluated by two aproaches: (1) comparison of the species hierarchy in individual plant communities over the past 80 years, (2) comparison of the importance values of main vascular species in plant communities over the same period. Both methods confirm successional changes caused by the cessation of grazing about 50 years ago.

Keywords

Alpine vegetation, dynamics, 20th century, Hruby Jesenik Mts., Czechoslovakia

How to cite

Klimeš L., Klimešová J. (1991) Alpine tundra in the Hrubý Jeseník Mts., the Sudeten, and its tentative development in the 20th century. – Preslia 63: 245–268