Rosa rugosa as an Invader of Coastal Sand Dunes of Cape Breton Island and Mainland of Nova Scotia

Rosa rugosa is described for the first time as an invasive species associated with coastal sand dunes in Atlantic Canada. Our surveys of 24 beaches on western Cape Breton Island and the mainland of northern Nova Scotia from Cheticamp to Fox Harbour showed that 11 of the dune systems (ca. 45%) were c...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Canadian Field-Naturalist
Main Authors: Hill, Nicholas, Beveridge, Leah, Flynn, Andrea, Garbary, David J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2010
Subjects:
Rosa rugosa
invasive plants
sand dunes
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Cape Breton
Nova Scotia
Breton Island
Canada
Rugosa
Online Access:https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1054
https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v124i2.1054

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