A characterization of vegetation patterns related to retrogressive thaw slumps on Herschel Island, Yukon Territory, Canada
Since vegetation exerts strong controls on local ecosystem processes, understanding the effects of disturbance on short-term and long-term revegetation patterns is a critical component of understanding the effects of climate change on the Arctic. Arctic landscapes underlain by massive ground ice and...
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McGill University
2013
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Online Access: | http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=114343 |