Influence of snow patterns and snow avalanches on the alpine ecotone
Walsh SJ, Butler DR, Allen TR, Malanson GP. 1994. Influence of snow patterns and snow avalanches on the alpine ecotone. Journal of Vegetation Science. 5:657-672
Snow avalanches, snow accumulation, and snow ablation patterns were mapped and analyzed to assess their impact on the three-dimensional position, composition (closed canopy forest, open canopy forest, meadow, krummholz, and non-vegetated surfaces), and spatial structure of the Alpine Treeline Ecotone (ATE) in a portion of Glacier National Park.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Walsh, Stephen; Butler, David; Allen, Thomas; Malanson, George
- Units
- CRCO , GLAC
- Keywords
- ablation, Avalanches, Distribution, Ecology, Mapping, Snowpack, Treeline, Vegetation Types