Full resolution (TIFF) - On this page / på denna sida - Some remarks upon the geographical distribution of vegetation in the colder Southern Hemisphere. By Carl Skottsberg. Botanist of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1901—1903. With 2 maps, tabl. 8 and 9. - General survey of the austral of or palæooceanic (Engler) realm. - II. The subantarctic dominion. - 1. District of subantarctic South America. - A. South Chilian—Fuegian Province.
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DISTRIBUTION OF VEGETATION IN THE COLDER SOUTH HEMISPHERE. 419
betuloides does not grow, it being unable to endure the winter
climate, but the deciduous beech can thrive, thanks to its faculty of
resting in winter.
Fig. 4. Summergreen forest at Ushuaia, showing winter aspect. Some evergreens
are to be seen.
Photo by Skottsberg 1902.
The summer gr e en forest. As I (36) already have pointed out, the
main difference between the rainy zone and the dryer one consists
in the distribution of rain and snow. In the latter we find a
comparatively dry winter, during which the snow accumulates
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