ARCTIC Summer Air Temperature and Number of Vascular Species in Arctic Canada

ABSTRACT. Exceptionally high correlations (r = 0.90-0.97) between number of vascular species and various indices of summer warmth at 38 localities in the Canadian Arctic support Young’s contention that summer thermal regime is th ost important ecological factor controlling the broad zonation of arct...

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Main Author: W. F. Rannie
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spelling ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.551.7081 2023-05-15T14:19:47+02:00 ARCTIC Summer Air Temperature and Number of Vascular Species in Arctic Canada W. F. Rannie The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 1985 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.551.7081 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic39-2-133.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.551.7081 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic39-2-133.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic39-2-133.pdf text 1985 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T11:35:28Z ABSTRACT. Exceptionally high correlations (r = 0.90-0.97) between number of vascular species and various indices of summer warmth at 38 localities in the Canadian Arctic support Young’s contention that summer thermal regime is th ost important ecological factor controlling the broad zonation of arctic flora. Highest correlations (r = 0.97) are with July mean temperature and mean number of degree-days above 0°C in July. Regression equations relating July mean temperature and number of species indicate a diversity gradient of about 25 species per degree. These equations provide estimates of species numbers or July temperatures in areas with poor climate or botanical data and may also be used to identify anomalous conditions. Key words: vascular species, floristic diversity, Canadian Arctic &SUMG. Des codlations exceptionnellement Blevks (r = 0.90-0.97) entre le nombre d’espkces vasculaires et divers index de chaleur estivale 38 localit & dans l’Arctique canadien appuient l’assertion de Young selon laquelle le dgime thermique estival est le facteur Bcologique le plus important contdlant la grande zonation de la flore arctique. Les codlations les plus Blevks (r = 0.97) proviennent de la temperature moyenne de juillet et du nombre moyen de degr&-jours de 0°C en juillet. Des 6quations de dgression reliant la temperature moyenne de juillet au nombre d’esgces indiquent un gradient de diversit6 de quelque 25 espkces par degd. Ces Bquations fournissent des approximations du nombre d’espkces ou des temperatures en juillet pour des dgions avec un mauvais climat ou pour lesquelles peu de donnbs biologiques sont disponibles. Elles peuvent aussi ttre utilisbs di d‘identifier des conditions anormales. Mots cles: espkces vasculaires; diversid florale, Arctique canadien Traduit pour le journal par Maurice Guibord. Text Arctic Arctic Arctique* Unknown Arctic Canada Maurice ENVELOPE(-55.817,-55.817,-63.133,-63.133)
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description ABSTRACT. Exceptionally high correlations (r = 0.90-0.97) between number of vascular species and various indices of summer warmth at 38 localities in the Canadian Arctic support Young’s contention that summer thermal regime is th ost important ecological factor controlling the broad zonation of arctic flora. Highest correlations (r = 0.97) are with July mean temperature and mean number of degree-days above 0°C in July. Regression equations relating July mean temperature and number of species indicate a diversity gradient of about 25 species per degree. These equations provide estimates of species numbers or July temperatures in areas with poor climate or botanical data and may also be used to identify anomalous conditions. Key words: vascular species, floristic diversity, Canadian Arctic &SUMG. Des codlations exceptionnellement Blevks (r = 0.90-0.97) entre le nombre d’espkces vasculaires et divers index de chaleur estivale 38 localit & dans l’Arctique canadien appuient l’assertion de Young selon laquelle le dgime thermique estival est le facteur Bcologique le plus important contdlant la grande zonation de la flore arctique. Les codlations les plus Blevks (r = 0.97) proviennent de la temperature moyenne de juillet et du nombre moyen de degr&-jours de 0°C en juillet. Des 6quations de dgression reliant la temperature moyenne de juillet au nombre d’esgces indiquent un gradient de diversit6 de quelque 25 espkces par degd. Ces Bquations fournissent des approximations du nombre d’espkces ou des temperatures en juillet pour des dgions avec un mauvais climat ou pour lesquelles peu de donnbs biologiques sont disponibles. Elles peuvent aussi ttre utilisbs di d‘identifier des conditions anormales. Mots cles: espkces vasculaires; diversid florale, Arctique canadien Traduit pour le journal par Maurice Guibord.
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