Topographic and altitudinal patterns in plant communities on European arctic islands

Polar Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 95-113

  Virtanen, R J ^a   Lundberg, P A ^b   Moen, J ^b   Oksanen, L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ARCTIC ISLAND; PLANT COMMUNITY; TOPOGRAPHY;

ARCTIC, JAN MAYEN; ATLANTIC, JAN MAYEN; BARENTS SEA, BEAR ISLAND; SVALBARD, SPITSBERGEN;

RACOMITRIUM; SANIONIA;

EID: 0030618445     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050111     Document Type: Article

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