Lichens from the area drained by the Peel and Mackenzie rivers, Yukon and Northwest Territories, Canada. I. Macrolichens

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Botany
• Main Authors: Bird, Charles D., Thomson, John W., Marsh, Alfred H., Scotter, George W., Wong, Pak Yau
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1980
• Subjects: Arctic; Yukon; Northwest Territories; Mackenzie River; Canada; Peel River; Mackenzie river; permafrost
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b80-227; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b80-227

The distribution and general ecology of 249 macrolichen taxa is described for 230 000 km 2 of coniferous forest, open fens, and alpine terrain along the Mackenzie River in the District of Mackenzie, Northwest Territories, and the Peel River, a major tributary which rises in the Yukon Territory. Perm...