Vegetation patterns and environmental gradients in coastal meadows on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska
Canadian Journal of Botany
By: Karen L. Kincheloe and Robert A. Stehn
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Abstract
Tundra vegetation and environmental variables were sampled on the Yukon–Kuskokwim delta in western Alaska. On transects extending from intertidal mudflat to upland tundra, we estimated cover by vascular plant species, soil moisture, salinity, relative elevation, depth to permafrost, and distance upriver from the coast. Two-way indicator species analysis (TWINSPAN) classified 21 communities. Ordination by detrended correspondence analysis (DECORANA) revealed a gradient correlated with the combination of elevation, permafrost depth, and salinity along the first axis for both upriver and downriver transects.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Vegetation patterns and environmental gradients in coastal meadows on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska |
| Series title | Canadian Journal of Botany |
| DOI | 10.1139/b91-205 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Year Published | 1991 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | NRC Research Press |
| Contributing office(s) | Alaska Science Center |
| Description | 12 p. |
| First page | 1616 |
| Last page | 1627 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Other Geospatial | Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta |
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