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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ftunivcalgary:oai:prism.ucalgary.ca:11023/3860 2023-08-27T04:06:34+02:00 The Where and When of Tundra Plants: Distribution and Phenology of Sub-Arctic Vegetation Diepstraten, Rianne Musiani, Marco 2017 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11023/3860 https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/28424 eng eng Environmental Design Graduate Studies University of Calgary Calgary Diepstraten, R. (2017). The Where and When of Tundra Plants: Distribution and Phenology of Sub-Arctic Vegetation (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28424 http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/28424 http://hdl.handle.net/11023/3860 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 Remote Sensing Environmental Sciences master thesis 2017 ftunivcalgary https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/28424 2023-08-06T06:36:46Z 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 Arctic Climate change Northwest Territories Tundra PRISM - University of Calgary Digital Repository Arctic Northwest Territories |
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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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The Where and When of Tundra Plants: Distribution and Phenology of Sub-Arctic Vegetation |
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The Where and When of Tundra Plants: Distribution and Phenology of Sub-Arctic Vegetation |
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The Where and When of Tundra Plants: Distribution and Phenology of Sub-Arctic Vegetation |
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The Where and When of Tundra Plants: Distribution and Phenology of Sub-Arctic Vegetation |
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The Where and When of Tundra Plants: Distribution and Phenology of Sub-Arctic Vegetation |
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where and when of tundra plants: distribution and phenology of sub-arctic vegetation |
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Diepstraten, R. (2017). The Where and When of Tundra Plants: Distribution and Phenology of Sub-Arctic Vegetation (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28424 http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/28424 http://hdl.handle.net/11023/3860 |
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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. |
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