A preliminary report on the vegetation zonation of palsas in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, northern Alaska, USA

• Published in: Ecological Research
• Main Authors: Tsuyuzaki, Shiro, Sawada, Yuki, Kushida, Keiji, Fukuda, Masami
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2007
• Subjects: Arctic; Duff; Carex aquatilis; Global warming; palsas; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11284-007-0437-1; http://www.springerlink.com/index/pdf/10.1007/s11284-007-0437-1

Abstract We measured vegetation patterns on palsas with reference to topographic characteristics on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, northern Alaska, to obtain benchmark data because of the changes expected from global warming. Vegetation was examined in 60 plots of area 50 cm × 50 cm by five en...