Effects of permafrost degradation on woody vegetation at arctic treeline on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 93-101

  Lloyd, Andrea H ^a   Yoshikawa, Kenji ^b   Fastie, Christopher L ^a   Hinzman, Larry ^b   Fraver, Matthew ^b  

^a MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b University of Alaska Fairbanks   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic treeline; Palsa; Permafrost; Thaw pond; Thermokarst

Indexed keywords

PALSA; PERMAFROST; SOIL MOISTURE; THAWING; TREELINE; VEGETATION COVER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041814508     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppp.446     Document Type: Article

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