Short-term periglacial processes, vegetation succession, and soil development within sorted patterned ground: Jotunheimen, Norway

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 82-89

  Haugland, Jake E ^a  

^a ADAMS STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PATTERNED GROUND; PEDOGENESIS; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUCCESSION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; JOTUNHEIMEN; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33244492643     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2006)038[0082:SPPVSA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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