Lichen abundance in the peatlands of northern Alberta: Implications for boreal caribou

Ecoscience

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 469-474

  Dunford, Jesse S ^a,b   McLoughlin, Philip D ^c   Dalerum, Fredrik ^a   Boutin, Stan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Gartner Lee Limited   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal caribou; Cladina mitis; Fire; Lichen; Peatland; Rangifer tarandus

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BOREAL FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST FIRE; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT USE; LICHEN; PEATLAND; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

CLADONIA MITIS; RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS CARIBOU; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 33846277185     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/1195-6860(2006)13[469:LAITPO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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