Effects of summer grazing by caribou on composition and productivity of vegetation: Community and landscape level

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 503-513

  Manseau, Micheline ^a,b   Huot, J ^a,b   Crete M ^a,c  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c Societe de la Faune et des Parcs Q   (Canada)

Author keywords

Herbivory; Overgrazing; Plant animal interaction; Rangifer tarandus; Ungulate

Indexed keywords

CARIBOU; GRAZING;

CANADA, QUEBEC, GEORGE RIVER;

BETULA GLANDULOSA; BETULACEAE; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 0030304872     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2261473     Document Type: Article

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