AMCHITKA BIOENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM. PLANT ECOLOGY OF AMCHITKA ISLAND. Final Report.

Abstract

The nature and the dynamics of the terrestrial vegetation are discussed, along with observations on the effects and consequences of current and planned activities on Amchitka.

An Introduction to the Biocomplexity of Sanak Island, Western Gulf of Alaska

“…Standing crop, diversity, species composition, and the abundances of edible and medicinal plants all differ between areas inhabited by Aleuts and those that have not been (Bank 1953, Shacklette 1969, Amundsen 1972, Johnson 2003. The distributions of plants typically influence the distributions of animals (Morrison et al 1998), including mammals and birds that, in turn, influence human populations and cultures.…”