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Alaska Arctic Vegetation Unit P2.1. Dry tundra (St Matthew Island)

This lichen-dominated plant community with scattered hummocks of willow is on Hall Island that was never reached by the reindeer. It serves as a control for assessing the grazing impact of reindeer on similar communities on St. Matthew Island. Photo: D.R. Klein.This lichen-dominated plant community with scattered hummocks of willow is on Hall Island that was never reached by the reindeer. It serves as a control for assessing the grazing impact of reindeer on similar communities on St. Matthew Island. Photo: D.R. Klein.