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Regional Congruence of Vegetation and Summer Climate Patterns in the Queen Elizabeth Islands, Northwest Territories, Canada
Regional Congruence of Vegetation and Summer Climate Patterns in the Queen Elizabeth Islands, Northwest Territories, Canada
Journal Article

Regional Congruence of Vegetation and Summer Climate Patterns in the Queen Elizabeth Islands, Northwest Territories, Canada

1989
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In the Queen Elizabeth Islands, regional distributions of vegetation and many summer climate patterns show similar, distinctive S-shaped patterns, a response to the interaction between regional topography and persistent northwesterly flow from the central Arctic Ocean. The cool and cloudy central polar pack ice climate bulges almost unimpeded into the low-lying islands of the northwest and north-central sector. This region has the least vascular plant diversity and is dominated almost entirely by herbaceous species. The mountains of Axel Heiberg and Ellesmere islands create a barrier that effectively shelters an intermontane region from both the central Arctic Ocean climate and travelling cyclonic systems. In this large intermontane zone regional minimums of cloud cover and maximums of temperatures and melt season duration are found. This area contains the most dense and diverse vascular plant assemblages. Woody species and sedges dominate, and many species with more southerly limits occur as disjuncts. The plateaus and highlands in the southern islands modify the central Arctic Ocean climate sufficiently to produce an intermediate climate. Woody species and sedges also dominate this area; however, the density and diversity are less than that of the intermontane area. Several phytogeographic limits occur in the Queen Elizabeth Islands, including the northern limits of woody plants and sedges, and the northern limits of the dominance of woody plants and sedges. These regional boundaries roughly coincide with regional mean July isotherms of 3 and 4°C respectively. /// Dans les îles de la Reine-Elizabeth, les distributions régionales de la végétation et de nombreux schémas climatiques d'été montrent des motifs particuliers semblables en forme de S, en réponse à l'interaction entre la topographie régionale et les courants constants du nordouest venant du centre de l'océan Arctique. Le climat du pack polaire central frais et nuageux pénètre pratiquement sans obstacle dans les îles basses du secteur nord-ouest et centre-nord. Cette région a le moins de variété de plantes vasculaires et elle est dominée presque entièrement par des espèces herbacées. Les montagnes de Axel Heiberg et des îles Ellesmere créent une barrière qui abrite de façon efficace une région intermontagneuse, à la fois du climat du centre de l'océan Arctique et des systèmes cycloniques qui passent au-dessus. Dans cette vaste zone intermontagneuse, on trouve des minimums régionaux de couverture nuageuse et des maximums de température et de durée de la saison de fonte. Cette zone contient les ensembles de plantes vasculaires les plus denses et les plus variés. Les espèces ligneuses et les cypéracées dominent, et de nombreuses espèces que l'on trouve généralement plus au sud, s'y trouvent sous forme d'espèces séparées. Les plateaux et hautes-terres dans les îles du sud modifient suffisamment le climat du centre de l'océan Arctique pour produire un climat intermédiaire. Des espèces ligneuses et des cypéracées dominent aussi dans cette région; cependant, leur densité et leur diversité sont moindres que celles de la zone intermontagneuse. On trouve plusieurs limites phytogéographiques dans les îles de la Reine-Elizabeth, y compris les limites nordiques des plantes ligneuses et des cypéracées et les limites nordiques de la dominance des plantes ligneuses et des cypéracées. Ces limites régionales coïncident en gros avec les isothermes moyens régionaux de juillet de 3 et 4° respectivement.
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The Arctic Institute of North America