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PLANTS AND LIFE PROCESSES  
Patterns and processes in alpine vegetation

Learning Objectives

 

 You will ...    You will learn ...

  • explore the small scale heterogeneity of an alpine vegetation strip

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  • study the factors leading to the observed patterns

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  • the importance of abiotic factors for alpine vegetation patterns

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  • typical life-history characteristics of alpine plants

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  • how to distinguish between positive and negative plant interactions

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 You will understand ...    You will be able to ...

  • the processes and main factors leading to alpine vegetation patterns

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  • the increasing importance of facilitation with increasing harshness of the environment

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  • name the main abiotic factors controlling a wide variety of alpine plant communities

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  • recognize the significance of vegetative reproduction

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  • explain the importance of biotic interactions

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29 August 2011
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