Studies on lichen-dominated systems. XX. An examination of some aspects of the northern boreal lichen woodlands in Canada

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Botany
• Main Author: Kershaw, K. A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1977
• Subjects: Canada; Great Slave Lake; palsas
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b77-050; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b77-050

The existence of two major types of lichen woodland in Canada, Cladonia stellaris woodland and Stereocaulon paschale woodland, is discussed in relation to their seral nature and their rarely developed theoretical climax type.Our own observations, coupled with previous descriptions from a wider area,...