Grasslands of the Aishihik-Sekulmun Lakes Area, Yukon Territory, Canada

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Vetter, M.A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2000
• Subjects: Aishihik Lake; grasslands; steppe; Yukon Territory; lac Aishihik; prairies; Territoire du Yukon; Aishihik; Canada; Les Prairies; Nivea; Yukon; Arctic; Calamagrostis purpurascens; Alaska
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63904

Grassland communities found on dry, steep, south-facing slopes in the Aishihik-Sekulmun Lakes area, southwest Yukon Territory, are dominated by Artemisia frigida and Carex filifolia, with Calamagrostis purpurascens, Poa glauca, Penstemon gormanii, Phlox hoodii, and Potentilla nivea subdominant. The...