Shoreline Vegetation of the Arctic Alaska Coast
The vegetation of shoreline habitats was examined and systematically sampled at 15 locations along the Chukchi and Beaufort seas of arctic Alaska. In tidal salt marsh habitats, sampled at eight locations, three plant communities are described: Puccinellia phryganodes, at the seaward limit of vascula...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65553 2023-05-15T14:19:17+02:00 Shoreline Vegetation of the Arctic Alaska Coast Taylor, Ronald J. 1981-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65553 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65553/49467 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65553 ARCTIC; Vol. 34 No. 1 (1981): March: 1–100; 37-42 1923-1245 0004-0843 Beaches Coast changes Environmental impacts Marine oil spills Plant distribution Plant ecology Salt marshes Shorelines Alaska Northern Alaskan Beaufort Sea Chukchi Sea info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1981 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:22:35Z The vegetation of shoreline habitats was examined and systematically sampled at 15 locations along the Chukchi and Beaufort seas of arctic Alaska. In tidal salt marsh habitats, sampled at eight locations, three plant communities are described: Puccinellia phryganodes, at the seaward limit of vascular plant growth; Carex subspathacea/P. phryganodes, at midtidal levels; and Carex ramenskii/C. subspathacea, at the upper limits of the tidal zone. Dupontia fisheri was the major dominant in the upper storm zone above the tidal communities. Plant communities of raised beaches, sampled at four locations, were floristically variable, but Salix species and Elymus arenarius consistently had high prominence values. Elymus arenarius dominated the five gravelly beach habitats sampled. Coastal dunes were sampled at two locations and again Salix and Elymus were the most important plant genera. Finally, four eroding coastal bluffs were examined and abundance values were assigned to representative plant species. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Beaufort Sea Chukchi Chukchi Sea Dupontia fisheri Puccinellia phryganodes Alaska University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Chukchi Sea ARCTIC 34 1 |
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The vegetation of shoreline habitats was examined and systematically sampled at 15 locations along the Chukchi and Beaufort seas of arctic Alaska. In tidal salt marsh habitats, sampled at eight locations, three plant communities are described: Puccinellia phryganodes, at the seaward limit of vascular plant growth; Carex subspathacea/P. phryganodes, at midtidal levels; and Carex ramenskii/C. subspathacea, at the upper limits of the tidal zone. Dupontia fisheri was the major dominant in the upper storm zone above the tidal communities. Plant communities of raised beaches, sampled at four locations, were floristically variable, but Salix species and Elymus arenarius consistently had high prominence values. Elymus arenarius dominated the five gravelly beach habitats sampled. Coastal dunes were sampled at two locations and again Salix and Elymus were the most important plant genera. Finally, four eroding coastal bluffs were examined and abundance values were assigned to representative plant species. |
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Shoreline Vegetation of the Arctic Alaska Coast |
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Shoreline Vegetation of the Arctic Alaska Coast |
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Shoreline Vegetation of the Arctic Alaska Coast |
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Shoreline Vegetation of the Arctic Alaska Coast |
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Shoreline Vegetation of the Arctic Alaska Coast |
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