Temporal and spatial distribution of trees in subalpine meadows of Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, U.S.A.

Arctic and Alpine Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 52-59

  Rochefort, Regina M ^a   Peterson, David L ^b  

^a Mount Rainier National Park   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEATH-SCRUB; SUBALPINE FIR;

USA, WASHINGTON, MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK;

ABIES LASIOCARPA; ERICACEAE; PHYLLODOCE EMPETRIFORMIS; PINACEAE;

EID: 0030446890     PISSN: 00040851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1552085     Document Type: Article

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