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The information on community structure of lichens and mosses, and their distribution in Ny-Ålesund Arctic is a thrust area for investigation. There were four prominent areas bearing the different communities in Ny-Ålesund. Climate change is beginning to cause large-scale changes in Ny-Ålesund. Due to increase in summer temperature and glacial retreat in particular, fresh area is exposed for colonisation and succession of new community in the areas.
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Singh, S.M., Ravindra, R. (2013). Impact of Climate Change on Lichen and Moss Communities in Ny-Ålesund, Arctic: Some Preliminary Observations. In: Sinha, R., Ravindra, R. (eds) Earth System Processes and Disaster Management. Society of Earth Scientists Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28845-6_7
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