A method using indicator plants to map local climatic variation in the Kangerlussuaq/Scoresby Sund area, East Greenland

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1469-1491

  Karlsen, Stein R ^a   Elvebakk, Arve ^b  

^a Norut AS   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arctic; Bioclimatic map; Bioclimatology; Biogeographical zones; Climatic diversity; Index of Thermophily

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOCLIMATOLOGY; CLIMATE VARIATION; MAPPING; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; TEMPERATURE; VASCULAR PLANT;

GREENLAND;

SALIX; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0141886153     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2003.00942.x     Document Type: Article

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