Peatland distibution along a north-south transect in the Mackenzie River Basin in relation to climatic and environmental gradients

Vegetatio

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 119-133

  Nicholson, B J ^a   Gignac, L D ^b   Bayley, S E ^b  

^a CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bryophytes; Climatic and environmental gradients; DCCA; Peatlands

Indexed keywords

BOG; BRYOPHYTE; FEN; LATITUDINAL TRANSECT; PEATLAND; WATER CHEMISTRY;

CANADA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, MACKENZIE RIVER BASIN;

EID: 0030303942     PISSN: 00423106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00045599     Document Type: Article

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