Retrospective analysis of growth and reproduction in Cassiope tetragona and relations to climate in the Canadian high arctic

Arctic and Alpine Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 459-469

  Johnstone, Jill F ^a   Henry, Greg H R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; GROWTH; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS;

ALEXANDRA FIORD; CANADA; ELLESMERE ISLAND; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

CASSIOPE TETRAGONA;

EID: 0031450584     PISSN: 00040851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1551993     Document Type: Article

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