A comparison of taiga flora in north-eastern Russia and Alaska/Yukon

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1109-1121

  Swanson, David K ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA MUSEUM   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Beringia; Floristics; Kolyma; Taiga

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIVERGENCE; FLORISTICS; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY;

ALASKA; CANADA; INDIGIRKA BASIN; KOLYMA BASIN; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; UNITED STATES; YUKON TERRITORY;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0038300773     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2003.00901.x     Document Type: Article

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