Classification of peatland vegetation in Atlantic Canada

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 847-878

  Wells, E Doyle ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bog; Fen; Minerotrophic; Nutrient; Ombrotrophic; pH; Phytosociology

Indexed keywords

BETULO; BETULO-SPHAGNION; CHAMAEDAPHNO-SCIRPETALIA; KALMIO-CLADONION; SCIRPO-MYRICION; SCIRPO-SPHAGNION;

PEATLAND; PHYTOSOCIOLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY; VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION;

CANADA;

EID: 0030299374     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3236462     Document Type: Article

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