Effects of contemporary winter seismic exploration on low arctic plant communities and permafrost

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 228-237

  Kemper, J ^a,b   MacDonald, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Alberta Natural Heritage Information Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; LICHEN; MOSS; PERMAFROST; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEISMIC METHOD; TUNDRA; VEGETATION TYPE; WINTER;

CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; NORTH AMERICA;

BRYOPHYTA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 68149156728     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1938-4246-41.2.228     Document Type: Article

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