Threatened dry grasslands in the continental boreal forests of Wood Buffalo National Park: Commentary

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 913-917

  Timoney, Kevin P ^a  

^a Treeline Ecological Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fire; Grassland; Prairie; Vegetation; Wetland; Wood Buffalo National Park

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CANADA; DRY GRASSLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

BOREAL FOREST; CONSERVATION; GRASSLAND;

CANADA; WOOD BUFFALO NATIONAL PARK;

AGROPYRON; AGROPYRON TRACHYCAULUM; BUBALUS; CALAMAGROSTIS CANADENSIS; CALAMAGROSTIS INEXPANSA; CALAMAGROSTIS STRICTA; CALAMAGROSTIS STRICTA INEXPANSA; CAREX AQUATILIS; CAREX ATHERODES; CAREX OBTUSATA; CAREX SICCATA; ELYMUS TRACHYCAULUS TRACHYCAULUS; HORDEUM JUBATUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; KOELERIA MACRANTHA; POA; PUCCINELLIA NUTTALLIANA; SCOLLOCHLOA; SCOLLOCHLOA FESTUCACEA; SCOLOCHLOA FESTUCACEA; STIPA;

EID: 0033508276     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b99-120     Document Type: Article

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