Patterns of diversity in high Arctic snowbed plant communities at Alexandra Fiord, Ellesmere Island, Canada

This study examines the patterns of diversity within three natural snowbeds and one manipulated snowbed at Alexandra Fiord, Ellesmere Island in the Canadian High Arctic. Recent predictions of climate change in the Arctic suggest that not only will temperature increase, but also snowmelt will be e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Treberg, Michael Anthony
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/10475