Gradients, vegetation and climate: spatial and temporal dynamics in the Olympic Mountains, USA

January 1, 1997

The steep environmental gradients of mountains result in the juxtaposition of diverse vegetation associations with narrow ecotones because life zones are compressed. Variation in geologic substrate, landforms, and soils, in combination with steep environmental gradients, create habitat diversity across spatial scales from 10⁶ ha to

Publication Year	1997
Title	Gradients, vegetation and climate: spatial and temporal dynamics in the Olympic Mountains, USA
DOI	10.2307/2997523
Authors	David L. Peterson, Edward G. Schreiner, Nelsa M. Buckingham
Publication Type	Article
Publication Subtype	Journal Article
Series Title	Global Ecology and Biogeography Letters
Index ID	70194231
Record Source	USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization	Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center

Gradients, vegetation and climate: spatial and temporal dynamics in the Olympic Mountains, USA

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