The forests of Prince Edward Island: A classification and ordination using multivariate methods

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 585-602

  Sobey, D G ^a,b   Glen, W M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^c Natural Resources Division   (Canada)

Author keywords

DECORANA; Forest classification; Forest ground flora; Forest ordination; Prince Edward Island; TWINSPAN

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; FLORA; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORDINATION;

CANADA;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA GLAUCA; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 0037855756     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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