Demography of three dominant sedges under contrasting grazing regimes in the high arctic

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 659-670

  Tolvanen, Anne ^a   Schroderus, Jyrki ^a   Henry, Gregory H R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic plant; C. membranacea; Carex aquatilis ssp. stans; Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. triste; Herbivory; LTRE; Matrix population model; Tiller

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; GRAZING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING; SEDGE;

CANADA;

ANIMALIA; CAREX AQUATILIS; CAREX MEMBRANACEA; CYPERACEAE; ERIOPHORUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM;

EID: 0035654055     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3236906     Document Type: Article

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