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Spatial changes in alpine treeline vegetation patterns along hiking trails in Glacier National Park, Montana

Creator:

Klasner, Frederick L.

Abstract:

Sequential aerial photography was used to identify effects of hiking trails on the spatial distribution of subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa) habitat at alpine treeline. Vegetation change over a 46 year period was compared along trails relative to areas without trails, at five study sites in the McDonald Creek drainage of...

Resource Type:

Capstone Project

Full Text:

stable. Timberline vegetation patterns in Glacier National Park, as in the entire northern Rockies, are