Biodiversity of the alpine vascular flora of the N.W. North American Cordillera: The evidence from phyto-geography

Erdkunde

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 344-356

  Harris, Stuart A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alpine vascular flora; North American Cordillera; Origin of the Circum Subarctic flora; Refugia; Revegetation of glaciated areas

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BIODIVERSITY; COLONIZATION; GLACIATION; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; PLANT COMMUNITY; REFUGIUM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VASCULAR PLANT; WISCONSINAN;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH AMERICAN CORDILLERA;

EID: 38649131035     PISSN: 00140015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3112/erdkunde.2007.04.05     Document Type: Article

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