Islands of Life at 6000 m Altitude: The Environment of the Highest Autotrophic Communities on Earth (Socompa Volcano, Andes)

1991/08/01 by Stephan Halloy · 5 citations
Environmental Science · Mathematics · #Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond #Volcano #Altitude (triangle) #Autotroph #Earth (classical element) #Geography #Physical geography #Geology #Earth science #Environmental science #Geochemistry #Mathematics #Paleontology

paper · doi:10.2307/1551602

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Abstract

S. Halloy, Islands of Life at 6000 m Altitude: The Environment of the Highest Autotrophic Communities on Earth (Socompa Volcano, Andes), Arctic and Alpine Research, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Aug., 1991), pp. 247-262

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