Environmental influences on the structure of sedge meadows in the Canadian High Arctic

Plant Ecology

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 119-129

  Henry, Greg H R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic tundra; Dominance diversity curves; Grazing; Redundancy analysis; Species richness

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GRAZING INTENSITY; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; MUSKOX; SEDGE MEADOW;

CANADA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS;

OVIBOS MOSCHATUS;

EID: 0031909565     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009731615304     Document Type: Article

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