Effects of migratory geese on plant communities of an Alaskan salt marsh

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 57-71

  Zacheis, Amy ^a   Hupp, Jerry W ^a,b   Ruess, Roger W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada goose; Carex ramenskii; Herbivory; Plantago maritima; Potentilla egedii; Snow goose; Triglochin maritimum

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIRD MIGRATION; DIET; FORAGING; HERBIVORY; LEAF LITTER; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANT COMPETITION; PLANT ECOLOGY; PLANT RESPONSE; SEASON; SPECIES COMPOSITION; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FEEDING GROUND; HERBIVORY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SALTMARSH; WATERFOWL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034914962     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2001.00515.x     Document Type: Article

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