Hierarchical subdivision of Artic tundra based on vegetation response to climate, parent material and topography

Global Change Biology

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPLEMENT 1, 2000, Pages 19-34

  Walker, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Classification; Climate; Climate change; Geology; Plant functional types; Soils; Tundra; Vegetation; Vegetation mapping; Zonation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOLOGICAL ZONATION; GLOBAL CHANGE; TUNDRA; VEGETATION MAPPING;

EID: 0034425462     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2486.2000.06010.x     Document Type: Article

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