Multi-scale analysis of soil nutrients at alpine treeline in glacier national park, Montana

Physical Geography

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 256-271

  Cairns, David M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine treeline; Glacier National Park (CNP); Montana; Soil nutrients; Sub alpine forest; Tundra

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ECOTONE; SOIL NUTRIENT; TREELINE; TUNDRA;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033364302     PISSN: 02723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02723646.1999.10642679     Document Type: Article

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