Modern pollen rain and vegetation of the St. Elias Mountains, Yukon Territory

The vegetation of the area east of the Klutlan Glacier in the St. Elias Mountains is described with the methods of European phytosociology. Four major vegetation types are recognized: Picea glauca forests, Populus balsamifera forests, Betula glandulosa shrub–tundra, and Dryas integrifolia tundra.The...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of Botany
Main Author: Birks, H. J. B.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1977
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b77-270
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