Development of white spruce tree islands in the shrub zone of the forest-tundra

Arctic

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 238-246

  Scott, Peter A ^a   Hansell, Roger I C ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate change; Forest tundra; Ground temperatures; Growth; White spruce

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; ISLAND; STEM; TREE; TUNDRA;

CANADA; CHURCHILL; MANITOBA;

BRYOPHYTA; PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 0036755324     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14430/arctic708     Document Type: Article

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