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Filtering by: Committee Member McComb, Brenda Subject Caribou -- Habitat -- Alaska -- Denali National Park and Preserve

Lichen communities and caribou habitat in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA

Creator:

Nelson, Peter R.

Abstract:

Lichens play many important roles in subarctic terrestrial ecosystems by fixing nitrogen, colonizing rock and gravel, stabilizing otherwise bare soil, adding significantly to vegetation biodiversity and serving as the primary food for caribou in the winter. In these chapters, I analyzed lichen community and ecological trait structure along environmental gradients,...

Resource Type:

Dissertation