The exploitation of wetland ecosystems by herbivores on Bylot Island

Geoscience Canada

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 253-259

  Gauthier, Gilles ^a   Rochefort, Line ^a   Reed, Austin ^b  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOOSE; GRAZING; TUNDRA; WETLAND ECOSYSTEM;

CANADA, QUEBEC, BYLOT ISLAND;

EID: 0030322146     PISSN: 03150941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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