Gradients, vegetation and climate: Spatial and temporal dynamics in the Olympic Mountains, U.S.A.

Global Ecology and Biogeography Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 7-17

  Peterson, David L ^a   Schreiner, Edward G ^a   Buckingham, Nelsa M ^a  

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Author keywords

Global climate change; Habitat diversity; Mountain biogeography; Plant species distribution

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; HABITAT DIVERSITY; MOUNTAIN VEGETATION;

USA, WASHINGTON, OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0031458656     PISSN: 09607447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2997523     Document Type: Article

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