Contexts for change in alpine tundra

Physical Geography

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 97-113

  Malanson, George ^a   Rose, Jonathan ^a   Schroeder, P ^a   Fagre, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

alpine; continuum; Glacier National Park; GLORIA; Indian Peaks; ordination; tundra; vegetation

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; FROZEN GROUND; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; ORDINATION; PATTERNED GROUND; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; PERMAFROST; TUNDRA; VEGETATION;

COLORADO; GLACIER NATIONAL PARK [MONTANA]; INDIAN PEAKS WILDERNESS AREA; MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79957447457     PISSN: 02723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3646.32.2.97     Document Type: Article

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