Alpine Vegetation of Steens Mountain
A determination was made that the summit of Steens Mountain is an alpine tundra. The assessment was based on floristics, vegetation and community structure, environmental parameters, and geomorphological criteria. Microhabitats of Oxyria digyna at low elevations were found to approximate alpine cond...
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| Language: | English |
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PDXScholar
1978
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| Online Access: | https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/2822 https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3827&context=open_access_etds |
| Summary: | A determination was made that the summit of Steens Mountain is an alpine tundra. The assessment was based on floristics, vegetation and community structure, environmental parameters, and geomorphological criteria. Microhabitats of Oxyria digyna at low elevations were found to approximate alpine conditions. |
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