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Phytosociological, bioclimatic and biogeographical classification of woody climax communities of western North America
Author(s) -
Peinado M.,
Aguirre J.L.,
Delgadillo J.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of vegetation science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1654-1103
pISSN - 1100-9233
DOI - 10.2307/3237202
Subject(s) - climax , ecology , geography , biogeography , ecological succession , woody plant , plant community , climax community , forestry , biology
. In this study, combining the Braun‐Blanquet phytosociological approach with numerical methods (cluster analysis and principal coordinate ordination), woody climax associations of western North America are described, ranging from NW Baja California (Mexico) to Alaska (USA), and including some interior zones of Idaho and Montana (USA), Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon Territory (Canada). 95 floristic associations are identified, and each is characterized by floristic combination, biogeographical range, and bioclimatic conditions.