The effects of rock climbing on the vegetation of three Minnesota cliff systems

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1981-1990

  Farris, Michael A ^a  

^a HAMLINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cliff; Human disturbance; Lichen; Minnesota; Rock climbing; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

CLIMBING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LICHEN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; UNITED STATES;

CLIFF; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PLANT COMMUNITY;

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032324436     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b98-178     Document Type: Article

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