THE EFFECTS OF RECENT AND RELICT PERMAFROST DISTURBANCES ON TUNDRA VEGETATION, CAPE BOUNTY, MELVILLE ISLAND, NUNAVUT

Permafrost disturbances, including active layer detachments (ALDs), have occurred both recently and historically at Cape Bounty, Melville Island. These recent and relict ALDs were studied to determine their short- and long-term landscape effects. Six relict detachments showed altered vegetation and...

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Main Author: CASSIDY, ALISON ELIZABETH
Other Authors: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.))
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2011
Subjects:
geomorphology
biogeography
Cape Bounty
Nunavut
permafrost
polar desert
Tundra
Melville Island
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1974/6629

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