Monitoring the effects of global warming using peripheral rare plants in wet alpine tundra n Glacier National Park, Montana: 2000 Progress report
Lesica P. 2000. Monitoring the effects of global warming using peripheral rare plants in wet alpine tundra n Glacier National Park, Montana: 2000 Progress report. Glacier National Park. West Glacier, MT
Indicator vascular plant species density in Glacier National Park used to detect trends in possible global warming.The study was established in 1988 and transects were re-read in 1989 and 1990. This report summarizes results from the first 3 years of repeat monitoring, 1988-1991, and provides some preliminary speculations.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Lesica, Peter
- Date of Issue
- 2000-08
- Publisher
- Glacier National Park
- Units
- CRCO , GLAC
- Keywords
- Alpine Zone, Environmental Impact, Glacier National Park, Global Climate Change, Indicator Species, Monitoring, MT, Plant Studies, Plants (Plantae), Population Density, Tundra, Vegetation
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Vegetation Complex