The Where and When of Tundra Plants: Distribution and Phenology of Sub-Arctic Vegetation ...
Distribution and demography of wildlife populations are influenced by the distribution of food resources in space and time, particularly in ecosystems characterized by pronounced seasonality. In this thesis, I describe the spatiotemporal occurrence of vegetation in a 40,000 km2 study area in the Nor...
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ftdatacite:10.11575/prism/28424 2023-11-05T03:39:40+01:00 The Where and When of Tundra Plants: Distribution and Phenology of Sub-Arctic Vegetation ... Diepstraten, Rianne 2017 https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/prism/28424 https://prism.ucalgary.ca/handle/11023/3860 en eng Environmental Design University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. Ecology FOS Biological sciences Remote Sensing Environmental Sciences article master thesis CreativeWork Other 2017 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.11575/prism/28424 2023-10-09T10:53:02Z Distribution and demography of wildlife populations are influenced by the distribution of food resources in space and time, particularly in ecosystems characterized by pronounced seasonality. In this thesis, I describe the spatiotemporal occurrence of vegetation in a 40,000 km2 study area in the Northwest Territories tundra by combining methods from vegetation science and remote sensing. First, I conduct a literature review and conclude that tundra vegetation is being relatively neglected in recent studies. I also create a new land cover classification that describes the biological and physical composition of the landscape. In addition, I establish phenology of plant species important for foraging and determine that temperature at the start of the season, aspect, and land cover type all influence the timing of plant development. Finally, I discuss how my findings can be applied to other studies about wildlife, vegetation, and climate change, and can inform wildlife management and conservation planning. ... Master Thesis Arctic Climate change Northwest Territories Tundra DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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Distribution and demography of wildlife populations are influenced by the distribution of food resources in space and time, particularly in ecosystems characterized by pronounced seasonality. In this thesis, I describe the spatiotemporal occurrence of vegetation in a 40,000 km2 study area in the Northwest Territories tundra by combining methods from vegetation science and remote sensing. First, I conduct a literature review and conclude that tundra vegetation is being relatively neglected in recent studies. I also create a new land cover classification that describes the biological and physical composition of the landscape. In addition, I establish phenology of plant species important for foraging and determine that temperature at the start of the season, aspect, and land cover type all influence the timing of plant development. Finally, I discuss how my findings can be applied to other studies about wildlife, vegetation, and climate change, and can inform wildlife management and conservation planning. ... |
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