Long-term recovery patterns of arctic tundra after winter seismic exploration

Ecological Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 205-221

  Joroenson, Janet C ^a   Ver Hoef, Jay M ^b   Jorgenson, M T ^c  

^a Arctic National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^b NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

^c Alaska Ecoscience   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Arctic national wildlife refuge; Arctic tundra; Induced thawing; Long term damage; Permafrost soils; Plant community; Recovery; Seismic exploration; Thermokarst; USA; Winter trail disturbance

Indexed keywords

ICE; PETROLEUM;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENERGY USE; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; LOAM; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MODEL TEST; PERMAFROST; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEISMIC SURVEY; THAWING; THERMOKARST; TUNDRA; VEGETATION COVER; WINTER;

ARCTIC; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PLANT; SEASON; SOIL; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ALASKA; ARCTIC REGIONS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ICE; PETROLEUM; PLANTS; SEASONS; SOIL; TIME FACTORS;

ALASKA; ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE; UNITED STATES;

BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 77649099585     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/08-1856.1     Document Type: Article

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