Zonation of flora and vegetation of the northern declivity of the Karakoram/Kunlun mountains (SW Xinjiang China)

Tibet and High-Asia. Results of the Sino-German joint expeditions (II)

Auteurs :
DICKORÉ, W. B.
KUHLE, M.
XU DAOMING, (Editeur scientifique)

Description :
Botanical results of the « Sino-German Joint Expedition to K2, 1986 » are presented with remarks on vegetation of SW Kashgaria, the W Kunlun Shan and the N declivity of the central Karakoram mountains. The vertical and horizontal zonation of the vegetation and flora of a cross-section of the Karakoram/Kunlun N declivity from the edge of the Tarim basin to the summit-pyramid of K2 is outlined. An annotated list of 301 species collected is given. Floristical and vegetation features of the Karakoram/Kunlun N declivity are discussed in connection with environmental factors and their variation, and in relation to pleistocene glaciation.


Type de document :
Article de monographie

Source :
GeoJournal, issn : 0343-2521, 1991, vol. 25, n°. 2-3, p. 265-284, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 47 réf.

Date :
1991

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Heidelberg, Springer