Factors determining alpine species distribution on Goliath Peak, Front Range, Colorado, U.S.A.

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 88-96

  Boyce, Richard L ^a,b   Clark, Rebecca ^a   Dawson, Carol ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Research Department   (United States)

^d BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; VEGETATION;

COLORADO; FRONT RANGE; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

KOBRESIA MYOSUROIDES;

EID: 18644384231     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2005)037[0088:FDASDO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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