Effects of Migratory Geese on Plant Communities of an Alaskan Salt Marsh

1 We studied the effects of lesser snow geese (Anser caerulescens caerulescens) and Canada geese (Branta canadensis) on two salt marsh plant communities in Cook Inlet, Alaska, a stopover area used during spring migration. From 1995 to 1997 we compared plant species composition and biomass on plots w...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of ecology 2001-02, Vol.89 (1), p.57-71
Hauptverfasser:	Zacheis, Amy, Hupp, Jerry W., Ruess, Roger W.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biomass Bird migration Birds Branta canadensis Canada goose Carex ramenskii Chen caerulescens Chen caerulescens caerulescens Communities Diet Environmental impact Flowers & plants Geese Herbivores herbivory Human ecology Meadows Plant communities Plantago maritima Plants Potentilla egedii snow goose Synecology Triglochin maritimum USA, Alaska Wetland ecology Wetlands
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