Initiation and maintenance of vegetation mosaics in an Arctic salt marsh

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 648-660

  Mclaren, J R ^a,b   Jefferies, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternate stable state; Grubbing; Hypersalinity; Lesser snow goose; Puccinellia phryganodes

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; HERBIVORY; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; SALTMARSH; SOIL PROPERTY; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

CANADA; LA PEROUSE BAY; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA;

ANSER; ANSER CAERULESCENS; ANSER SP.; PUCCINELLIA; PUCCINELLIA PHRYGANODES;

EID: 3943097415     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-0477.2004.00897.x     Document Type: Article

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