Michelle Thezin Kong 25233914 Section 103 Annotated Bibliography Resource 1: Literature Review Dibble A, Miller N, Hinds J, and Fryday A. 2009. Lichens and bryophytes of the alpine and subalpine zones of Katahdin, Maine, I: Overview, ecology, climate and conservation aspects. The Bryologist 112(4): 651-672. Maine’s tallest peak, Katahdin, is covered by vast amount of the alpine and subalpine ecosystem and vegetation. The region contains a variety of bryophytes and lichen that have been around since the mid-1800s and for about 16 days from 2001 to 2004, researchers have been surveying the lichens and bryophytes of the area. They found the same species of bryophytes and lichen as well as other vegetation that they had known to be there, but …show more content…
Next to Nevada lies the White Mountains of California which represents a place where geographical isolation and climate history have greatly impacts the flora in the alpine region. There are a vast variety of climate extremes in the White Mountains, such as the low precipitation, low temperature, high ultraviolet radiation and low atmospheric pressure. Evidently, there are many climatic factors that can greatly stress vegetation. Though much broader research of the area has been done, there is litte on the elevation above 3500 meters. This article touches on the diversity of alpine flora at this elevation. The researchers divided each alpine species into six life form categories, then divided habitats in to seven categories based on moisture, and divided biogeographic range into give categories based on species presence around the world. It was found that there are 163 native species and there are only seven families that account for the majority of the alpine flora. One of the most dominant native alpine flora is the herbaceous perennials, a commonly seen alpine organism. Other significant kinds of flora are mats and cushions, and low in number are shrubs and subshrubs. The paper really helped in understand the alpine fellfield ecosystem because it went in depth about the inventory of the flora in the White Mountains and what kind of habitat they are most likely to be found in. Also, the concept that the alpine habitats are commonly inhospitable for alien plant species was stated in the