A discriminant analysis model of Alaskan biomes based on spatial climatic and environmental data

Arctic

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 341-369

  Simpson, James J ^a   Stuart, Michael C ^a   Daly, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Alpine tundra; Arctic; Arctic tundra; Biome; Boreal forest; Classification; Climate; Climatic transition zones; Climographs; Coastal rain forest; Discriminant analysis; Ecotone; Fires; Shrublands; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOME; BOREAL FOREST; CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; COASTAL ZONE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; GLOBAL CHANGE; ICE FIELD; MODEL; RAINFOREST; SHRUBLAND; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; TRANSITION ZONE; TUNDRA;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38349179232     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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