Vegetation Distributions along Lichen-Dominated Slopes of Opposing Aspect in the Eastern Canadian Subarctic

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Petzold, D.E., Mulhern, T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1987
• Subjects: Lichens; Microclimatology; Plant distribution; Shrubs; Slopes; Tundra ecology; Aspect; Labrador; Québec; Alectoria; La Crête; Arctic; Subarctic; subarctique*; toundra; Tundra
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64825

Detailed vegetation surveys along two opposing slopes in the boreal forest-tundra ecotone of Quebec-Labrador reveal distinct distributions and habitat preferences of prevalent lichen and shrub species. The presence or absence of a protective shrub layer was the main determinant of lichen distributio...