Classification of vegetation communities in which geese rear broods on the Yukon – Kuskokwim delta, Alaska

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Botany
• Main Authors: Babcock, Christopher A., Ely, Craig R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1994
• Subjects: The ''Y''; Yukon; Kuskokwim; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b94-158; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b94-158

Plant communities are described from an area on the Yukon – Kuskokwim (Y-K) delta of Alaska that is used extensively for brood rearing by three species of geese. Earlier studies identified plant species important as food for young geese, but few studies describe or quantify plant communities. We cla...