Reindeer grazing reduces seed and propagule bank in the High Arctic

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Botany
• Main Author: Cooper, Elisabeth J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2006
• Subjects: Plant Science; Arctic; Svalbard; Brøggerhalvøya; Sarsøyra; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b06-127; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/b06-127; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b06-127

It is commonly assumed that plant establishment in the High Arctic is limited by severe abiotic conditions and by a paucity of propagules and seeds. Heavy reindeer grazing may reduce plant allocation to reproduction and removes significant proportions of flowers and seeds, thus reducing contribution...