Climate change and the Arctic treeline

• Author / Creator

  Landhäusser, Simon M.

• Doctoral thesis. Surveys and experimental studies to test hypotheses related to the potential tree performance north of the present treeline, with investigation of a severe fire site near Inuvik, Northwest Territories, to determine whether disturbance could result in tree establishment in former tundra areas.

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Vegetation boundaries--Northwest Territories--Arctic Regions
  • Climatic changes--Arctic regions
  • Timberline--Northwest Territories

• Graduation date

  1994

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Doctor of Philosophy

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3PZ51S48

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.