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.
Variation in Alpine Plant Diversity and Soil Temperatures in Two Mountain Landscapes of South Patagonia
Cita: Lencinas,M.V.;Soler,R.; Cellini, J.M.; Bahamonde, H.; Pérez Flores, M.; Monelos, L.; Martínez Pastur, G.J.; Peri, P.L. Variation in Alpine Plant Diversity and Soil Temperatures in Two Mountain Landscapes of South Patagonia. Diversity2021,13,310. https:// doi.org/10.3390/d13070310