Slow recovery of lichen on burned caribou winter range in Alaska tundra: Potential influences of climate warming and other disturbance factors

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-95

  Jandt, Randi ^a   Joly, Kyle ^a   Meyers, C Randy ^a   Racine, Charles ^b  

^a BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^b Fairbanks District Office ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEER; DISTURBANCE; GLOBAL WARMING; GRASS; LICHEN; PRESCRIBED BURNING; REGENERATION; REGROWTH; SHRUB; TRANSECT; TUNDRA; VEGETATION COVER;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ERIOPHORUM; ERIOPHORUM VAGINATUM; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 38949192177     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(06-122)[JANDT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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