Natural history of Alaska

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 84. Chapters: Flora of Alaska, Forests of Alaska, Lists of fauna of Alaska, Cranberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Dryas octopetala, Rubus spectabilis, Volcanic history of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province, List of mammals of Alaska, List of birds of Aleutian Islands, Calamagrostis purpurascens, Wildlife of Alaska, Calamagrostis canadensis, Rubus chamaemorus, Juniperus communis, Amelanchier alnifolia, Shrubby Cinquefoil, Carex rossii, Epilobium angustifolium, Campanula rotundifolia, Cow Parsnip, Red baneberry, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Cornus canadensis, Prunus virginiana, Fucus vesiculosus, Devil's Club, Cornus sericea, Thimbleberry, Vaccinium uliginosum, Linnaea, Hylocomium splendens, Vaccinium parvifolium, Gaultheria shallon, Salix arctica, Crowberry, Ribes hudsonianum, Phacelia sericea, Cicuta virosa, Matricaria discoidea, Woodsia ilvensis, Goodyera repens, Ribes laxiflorum, Fragaria chiloensis, Polystichum aleuticum, Claytonia perfoliata, Rubus idaeus, Arctic coastal tundra, Anaphalis margaritacea, Ledum, Rocky Mountain Floristic Region, Alaska-St. Elias Range tundra, Rhinanthus minor, Interior Alaska-Yukon lowland taiga, Rubus leucodermis, Salix bebbiana, Eurybia sibirica, Muhlenbergia richardsonis, Betula nana, Montia fontana, Chenopodium capitatum, Baby blue eyes, Northern Pacific coastal forests, Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia, Maianthemum dilatatum, Artemisia cana, Potentilla diversifolia, Salix polaris, Oxytropis campestris, Eriophorum, Polypodium glycyrrhiza, Rhododendron groenlandicum, Sisyrinchium montanum, Oxyria digyna, Tolmiea, Salix herbacea, Alaska Peninsula montane taiga, Betula neoalaskana, Gilia capitata, Corallorhiza trifida, Rubus arcticus, Packera streptanthifolia, Minuartia rubella, Parnassia palustris, Petasites frigidus, Puccinellia nutkaensis, Copper Plateau taiga, Bromus carinatus, Melica subulata, Cook Inlet taiga, Glehnia littoralis, Mimulus tilingii, Ranunculus glacialis, Alaska: Spirit of the Wild, Saxifraga rivularis, Physocarpus capitatus, Trifolium variegatum, Dodecatheon jeffreyi, Romanzoffia sitchensis, Ranunculus pygmaeus, Coptis aspleniifolia, Vaccinium ovalifolium, Hordeum brachyantherum, Arnica parryi, Fritillaria camschatcensis, 1985 Nahanni earthquakes, Carex spectabilis, Agrostis exarata, Carex filifolia, Boschniakia, Saxifraga cespitosa, Carex disperma, Arnica latifolia, Carex nigricans, Arnica mollis, Carex phaeocephala, Nereocystis, Arnica amplexicaulis, Carex petasata, Calamagrostis nutkaensis, Carex hoodii, Campanula uniflora, Carex raynoldsii, Cardamine oligosperma, Juncus saximontanus, Erigeron muirii, Cornus suecica, Carex athrostachya, Saxifraga cernua, Saxifraga aizoides, Glyceria leptostachya, Calamagrostis koelerioides, Festuca vivipara, Cardamine occidentalis, Myosotis alpestris, Potentilla chamissonis, Erysimum pallasii, Luzula divaricata, Mimulus lewisii, Myosotis sylvatica, Salix lanata, Omineca Arc, Poa alpina, Cardamine digitata, Cypripedium guttatum, Artemisia aleutica. Excerpt: The volcanic history of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province presents a record of volcanic activity in northwestern British Columbia, central Yukon and the U.S. state of easternmost Alaska. The volcanic activity lies in the northern part of the Western Cordillera of the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Extensional cracking of the North American Plate in this part of North America has existed for millions of years. Continuation of this continental ri...