Arctic plant communities east of the Mackenzie Delta

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Botany
• Main Author: Corns, Ian G. W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1974
• Subjects: Arctic; Atkinson; Caribou Hills; Mackenzie Delta; Northwest Territories; Tuktoyaktuk; Atkinson Point; eskimo*; Richards Island; Tundra; Cottongrass
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b74-225; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b74-225

Tundra vegetation was analyzed on the basis of 64 sampled and 12 described stands representing a wide variety of plant community types immediately east of the Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories. Five main types (Tall Shrub – Herb, Medium Shrub (alder), Low Shrub – Heath, Herb – Low Shrub – Heath...