Relationship between vegetation and soil seed banks in an arctic coastal marsh

• Published in: Journal of Ecology
• Main Authors: Chang, E. R., Jefferies, R. L., Carleton, T. J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2001
• Subjects: Arctic; La Pérouse Bay; Sandy Beach
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2745.2001.00549.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1046%2Fj.1365-2745.2001.00549.x; https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1046/j.1365-2745.2001.00549.x

Summary The effects of habitat degradation on the soil seed bank at La Pérouse Bay, Manitoba are described. Foraging by lesser snow geese leads to loss of vegetation, coupled with changes in soil abiotic conditions and an increase in salinity. The density of seeds and the relative abundance in the s...