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Microtopographic properties of sparse moss vegetation in the Antarctic polar desert
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Okuda Masaki
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Imura Satoshi
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Tanemura Masaharu
… The effect of topography on moss vegetation is examined to clarify the processes that affect the colonization of polar deserts on continental Antarctica. … Specifically, the local distribution of moss plants was clarified using the topographical attributes to construct generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs). … The models suggested that steep slopes and convex microhabitats within areas of concave general relief (at the plot scale 4 × 4 m) promoted the establishment of moss. …
Polar science 5(4), 432-439, 2011-12