ALPECOLE
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Disturbance as an ecological factor

Review test

 

  1. Give one frequently and one rarely occurring type of disturbance in the alpine environment. What are the causes of these disturbances? To what extent are they influenced by other types of disturbance?
     
  2. List at least three possible effects of disturbance on alpine vegetation.
     
  3. Give one direct disturbance caused by human activities in the alpine environment and at least one possible indirect effect of global change on the "natural" disturbance regime of the alpine environment.
    Why is the alpine environment highly susceptible to human impact?
     

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29 August 2011
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