Primary plant succession on recently deglaciated terrain in the Canadian High Arctic

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 277-296

  Jones, Glenda A ^a,b   Henry, Greg H R ^b  

^a Gartner Lee Limited   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deglaciated terrain; Ellesmere Island; Glacier forelands; High Arctic; Little Ice Age; Primary succession; Tundra plants

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; LITTLE ICE AGE; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRIMARY SUCCESSION;

CANADA;

BRYOPHYTA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0037293919     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2003.00818.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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