Spatial pattern of vegetation in high arctic sedge meadows

Ecoscience

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 556-564

  Young, Colin G ^a   Dale, Mark R T ^a   Henry, Greg H R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Covariance; Grazing; Hummock hollow; Microtopography; Mosaic

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION COVER;

CANADA; ELLESMERE ISLAND; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 0033507444     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.1999.11682557     Document Type: Article

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