Decline of arctic-alpine plants at the southern margin of their range following a decade of climatic warming

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 679-690

  Lesica, P ^a   McCune, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Climate change; Glacier National Park; Global warming; Migration; Montana; Peripheral population; Tundra

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBAL WARMING; POPULATION DECLINE; VEGETATION COVER;

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK [MONTANA]; MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 6344260615     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2004.tb02310.x     Document Type: Article

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