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Record 1 2011-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
  • Plant Biology
  • Cryogenics
CONT

Cryophytic herbs and bunchgrasses, in some places with admixture of dwarf-pine wood.

OBS

Closely allied to plankton, but of a subsidiary nature, is the glacial community forming the cryophyte-formation, which is composed of microphytes that are periodically exposed to ice-cold water.

OBS

It is perhaps best to refer to the plants growing on snow or ice as "cryophytes".

Key term(s)
  • cryophyte

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Cryogénie
OBS

Se dit des communautés qui se développent dans, ou sur, la neige et la glace.

Spanish

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