- title | Title
Ecological sites and plant communities for the Alpine subregion. First approximation
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ecological-sites-plant-communities-alpine-subregion-first-approximation
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Guide to ecological sites and plant communities for the Alpine subregion
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- notes | Description
The Alpine Natural Subregion is a land of mountains, glaciers and snowfields extending north to south along the Continental Divide. Steeply inclined to vertical bedrock exposures, short, cold summers, strong winds and high snowfalls limit extensive tree growth in favour of low growing shrubs and herbs in sheltered areas. The alpine is a complex of plant associations dominated by dwarf shrub and herbaceous vegetation and/or lichen tundra occurring at elevations above 1900 m at the northern extent of the Rocky Mountains of Alberta in Jasper National Park and 2150m at the south in Waterton Lakes National Park. This guide represents the analysis of over 970 plots described in the Alpine Natural Subregion that were subsequently split into 8 ecological sites and 52 plant community types. The dominant plant species, canopy cover, soils and environmental conditions are outlined for each type. Included in this approximation is a crosswalk table to the Alberta Wetland Classification System (AWCS).
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Guide
- creator | Creator
Agriculture and Forestry
- contributor | Contributor
Willoughby, M.G.
- contributor2 | Contributor
Gould, A.J.
- contributor3 | Contributor
- contributor4 | Contributor
- contributor5 | Contributor
- contributor6 | Contributor
- contact | Contact Name
Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
- email | Contact Email
mike.willoughby@gov.ab.ca
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- placeofpub | Place of Publication
Edmonton
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- createdate | Date Created
2021-04-01
- issuedate | Date Issued
2021-04-01
- date_modified | Date Modified
2021-04-01
- updatefrequency | Frequency
Once
- topic | Topic
Environment
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- subject | Subject (LCSH)
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Landscape assessment--Alberta, Southwestern.
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Rangeland health--Alberta, Southwestern.
- subject4 | Subject (LCSH)
Landscapes--Alberta, Southwestern--Classification.
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- subject6 | Subject (LCSH)
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- time_coverage_to | End Date
- spatialcoverage | Spatial Coverage
Alpine Subregion
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- language | Language
English (Canadian)
- license_id | Licence
Open Government Licence - Alberta
- sensitivity | Sensitivity
Unrestricted