Vegetation and Environmental Gradients of the Prudhoe Bay Region, Alaska,
Abstract
Contents: Description of the region: Topography, Geology, Climate, Soils, Wildlife, Oil-Field facilities, Environmental impacts; Microscale gradients; Plant communities along the major microscale gradients, Areal analysis of vegetation and other geobotanical units, Influence of microscale patterns on soil factors and individual plant taxa; Mesoscale gradients; Macroscale gradients; Floristic analysis, Growth of Salix lanata along the summer temperature gradient; Summary and conclusions; Appendix A: Annotated plant checklist for the Prudhoe Bay region; Appendix B: Environmental and species data for the permanent study plots; Appendix C: Environmental and vegetation data summaries for all stand types; Appendix D: Supplementary floristic data.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA162022
Entities
People
- Donald A. Walker
Organizations
- Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory