Vegetation re-establishment in polar “lichen-kill” landscapes: a case study of the Little Ice Age impact
It has been accepted that the extremely sparse vegetation currently observed in Canadian polar deserts is due to prevailing unfavourable climatic conditions, inhibiting plant establishment, growth and survival. Less considered in the literature is the additional antagonistic factor of episodic adver...
Published in: | Polar Research |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Norwegian Polar Institute
1999
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Online Access: | https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2234 https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v18i2.6578 |