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.

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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

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biodegradation
  • Birds
  • Cells
  • Eutrophication
  • Fungi
  • Geography
  • Habitats
  • Mycology
  • Topography
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Marine Ecotoxicology
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.