The ecology and successional trends of tundra plant communities in the low arctic subalpine zone of the Richardson and British Mountains of the Canadian Western Arctic ...
Prior to 1963 no previous vegetation studies had been undertaken in this region of the Low Arctic Subalpine/Foothill Zone of the Canadian Western Arctic, although several studies had been completed in similar regions in Arctic Alaska. This study was initiated in 1965 to obtain quantitative and quali...
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University of British Columbia
2011
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0104598 https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0104598 |
| Summary: | Prior to 1963 no previous vegetation studies had been undertaken in this region of the Low Arctic Subalpine/Foothill Zone of the Canadian Western Arctic, although several studies had been completed in similar regions in Arctic Alaska. This study was initiated in 1965 to obtain quantitative and qualitative data on vegetation and environmental relationships, including soil data for characterization of Low Arctic Subalpine/Foothill Zone soils. With these basic data it was considered possible to analyze, integrate and interpret community and soil relationships and to propose a usable classification system for the recognizable ecosystematic units in this portion of the zone. Initial criteria for selecting communities were based on uniformity and discreteness. Vegetation in each community was studied by the single plot method employing phytosociological techniques of the Zurich - Montpellier School as modified by Krajina (1933). Data on environmental conditions collected for each of 166 communities included degree ... |
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