Compositional differentiation, vegetation-environment relationships and classification of willow-characterised vegetation in the western Eurasian Arctic

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 107-119

  Pajunen, A M ^a   Kaarlejarvi E M ^a   Forbes, B C ^a   Virtanen, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Climatic gradient; NMDS ordination; Salix; Tundra; TWINSPAN; Vegetation pattern

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DATA SET; DECIDUOUS TREE; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MIRE; ORDINATION; PREDICTION; SHRUB; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TUNDRA; TWINSPAN; VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; VEGETATION TYPE;

ARCTIC; FENNOSCANDIA; SIBERIA;

AULACOMNIUM; BETULA; BRACHYTHECIUM MILDEANUM; CAREX AQUATILIS; COMARUM PALUSTRE; FILIPENDULA; FILIPENDULA ULMARIA; HYLOCOMIUM; MYOSOTIS NEMOROSA; PACHYPLEURUM; SALIX; SALIX GLAUCA; SALIX LANATA; TROLLIUS;

EID: 78651419595     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.01123.x     Document Type: Article

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