Long-term destruction of sub-arctic wetland vegetation by lesser snow geese

Ecoscience

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 179-182

  Kotanen, Peter M ^a,b   Jefferies, Robert L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternative vegetation states; Herbivory; Moss carpets; Sedges; Shoot pulling

Indexed keywords

ANSER; ANSER CAERULESCENS CAERULESCENS; ANSER SP.; AVES; BRYOPHYTA; CHEN; CYPERACEAE;

HERBIVORY; LESSER SNOW GOOSE; POPULATION INCREASE; WETLAND VEGETATION;

CANADA, MANITOBA, LA PEROUSE BAY;

EID: 0031459735     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.1997.11682393     Document Type: Article

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