scholarly journals Creating Your Own Environment: Ecosystems Sustained by Cushion Plants

2021 ◽  
Vol 102 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianalberto Losapio
Keyword(s):  
Cushion Plants

The Function of Cushion Plants in Alpine Ecosystems: Patterns and Mechanisms

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 561-568
Author(s):  
Fengshou MENG ◽  
Peili SHI ◽  
Wei YAN ◽  
Yongtao HE
Keyword(s):  
Alpine Ecosystems ◽  
Cushion Plants

Azorella Cushion Plants and Aridity are Important Drivers of Soil Microbial Communities in Andean Ecosystems

Ecosystems ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana Rodríguez-Echeverría ◽  
Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo ◽  
José A. Morillo ◽  
Aurora Gaxiola ◽  
Marlene Manzano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Communities ◽  
Soil Microbial Communities ◽  
Soil Microbial ◽  
Cushion Plants

Diurnal Courses of Temperatures in Cushion Plants

Flora ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 175 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hermann Fischer ◽  
Horst-Werner Kuhn
Keyword(s):  
Diurnal Courses ◽  
Cushion Plants

Alpine cushion plants inhibit the loss of phylogenetic diversity in severe environments

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 478-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. J. Butterfield ◽  
L. A. Cavieres ◽  
R. M. Callaway ◽  
B. J. Cook ◽  
Z. Kikvidze ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Diversity ◽  
Cushion Plants ◽  
Severe Environments

scholarly journals Microbes on the Cliff: Alpine Cushion Plants Structure Bacterial and Fungal Communities

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Roy ◽  
C. H. Albert ◽  
S. Ibanez ◽  
P. Saccone ◽  
L. Zinger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fungal Communities ◽  
Cushion Plants

Effect of cushion plants on the soil seed bank in overgrazed semiarid regions

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (8) ◽  
pp. 990-1000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Erfanzadeh ◽  
Shadi Hazhir ◽  
Mohammad Jafari
Keyword(s):  
Seed Bank ◽  
Soil Seed Bank ◽  
Semiarid Regions ◽  
Cushion Plants

The impact of trampling on feldmark vegetation in Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales

2004 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 315 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. L. McDougall ◽  
G. T. Wright
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Species Abundance ◽  
Management Options ◽  
Cushion Plants ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Westerly Winds ◽  
The Impact

A popular walking track in Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales, passes through areas of feldmark vegetation, a windswept community of sparse dwarf shrubs, cushion plants and herbs. The prevailing westerly winds in this area prune the windward edges of the dominant Epacris gunnii shrubs. Layering on the protected side effectively means that the shrubs slowly move across the ridgetops. Twenty-five transects were placed perpendicular to the track in a patch of feldmark north of Mt Kosciuszko. The density of selected species and the total number of species were recorded in quadrats placed in the track centre, track edges and feldmark vegetation at 5 and 10 m from both sides of the track to determine whether the track has interrupted feldmark processes and affected species abundance. The abundance of all species and the number of species per quadrat was lowest in the track centre. Three species (including E. gunnii) were found to be less abundant on the leeward edge of the track than on the windward edge, suggesting that the track has indirectly interfered with feldmark processes. Two of the species were as abundant on track edges as at 5 and 10 m from the track. The area of affected vegetation is currently very small and it may take decades before the effect is obvious to people using the track. Management options for reducing or eliminating the impact are discussed.

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