Directional change in upland tundra plant communities 20-30 years after seismic exploration in the Canadian low-arctic

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 557-567

  Todd, Kemper J ^a,b   Ellen, Macdonald S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Alberta Natural Heritage Information Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic change; Geophysical exploration; Succession; Tundra disturbance

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EXPLORATION; LICHEN; PERMAFROST; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEISMIC METHOD; SUCCESSION; TUNDRA; VEGETATION TYPE;

CANADA; MACKENZIE DELTA; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

ARCTAGROSTIS LATIFOLIA; BETULA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 67650064561     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.01069.x     Document Type: Article

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