Reduction in biomass of freshwater arctic vegetation by foraging and nesting hyperabundant herbivores shows recovery

• Published in: Ecosphere
• Main Authors: Dana K. Kellett, Ray T. Alisauskas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2022
• Subjects: aboveground biomass; arctic; belowground biomass; graminoids; grazing lawn; herbivory; Ecology; QH540-549.5; Arctic; Canada; Karrak Lake; Nunavut; Queen Maud Gulf
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4275; https://doaj.org/article/1f0ce32c6dae45f3b60ee5706adc814a

Abstract Arctic‐nesting geese are specialist herbivores of grasses and sedges (collectively, graminoids). Under moderate grazing pressure, these migratory herbivores can create and maintain arctic grazing lawns with high nutritional content and low aboveground biomass. Nutrient and energy subsidies...