Vegetation re-establishment in polar "lichen-kill" landscapes: A case study of the Little Ice Age impact

Polar Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 221-228

  Lévesque, Esther ^a   Svoboda, Josef ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0343133899     PISSN: 08000395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/polar.v18i2.6578     Document Type: Article

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