Nunataks and island biogeography in the Alaska-Canada boundary range

• Main Author: Bass, Polly
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: uga 2007
• Subjects: Nunatak; Island biogeography; Phytosociology; Floristic richness; Juneau Icefield; Alaska-Canada Boundary Range; Sub-Arctic vegetation; Alpine vegetation; Temperature change; Arctic; Boundary Range; British Columbia; Canada; Nunatak Island; Sarmiento; Yukon; Climate change; glaciers; Alaska
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/24357; http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/uga_etd/bass_polly_200712_phd

A baseline flora of the nunataks, isolated peaks and ridges protruding above glaciers, is developed for the Juneau Icefield. Nunatak and periglacial sites from adjacent areas in Alaska, northern British Columbia, and the Yukon are included. Key sites are investigated phytosociologically and biogeogr...