Plant communities and landscape diversity along a Canadian Arctic river

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 537-548

  Gould, William A ^a   Walker, Marilyn D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha diversity; Beta diversity; Bryophyte; Gamma diversity; Lichen; Phytosociology; Riparian; Species richness

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CANADA;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; PTERIDOPHYTA; RIPARIA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0033179925     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237188     Document Type: Article

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