A Classification of the Vegetation of Boothia Peninsula and the Northern District of Keewatin, N.W.T.

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Thompson, D.C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1980
• Subjects: Plant distribution; Plant-soil relationships; Tundra ecology; Wildlife habitat; Boothia Peninsula; Nunavut; Canadian Arctic Islands; Arctic; Keewatin; Purple saxifrage; Tundra
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65601

The vegetation of Boothia Peninsula and the northern District of Keewatin (212,500 km²) was surveyed, and a vegetation classification suitable for synoptic level surveys of wildlife habitat was produced. A total of 45 plant communities was recognized on Boothia Peninsula. Principal componen...