Effects of large herbivores on biodiversity of vegetation and soil microarthropods in low Arctic Greenland:Akia, West Greenland and Southern Greenland

This report summarizes the results of a project that aims at documenting long term effects of grazing by comparing baseline data inside and outside exclosures. We collected data on vascular plants, mosses, lichens, microarthropod abundance and food-web structure, soil nutrients, decomposition, and s...

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Main Authors: Aastrup, Peter, Raundrup, Katrine, Feilberg, Jon, Krogh, Paul Henning, Schmidt, Niels Martin, Nabe-Nielsen, Jacob
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Aarhus University, DCE - Danish Centre for Environment and Energy 2014
Subjects:
vegetation
grazing
Herbivory
Greenland
biodiversity
microarthropod
herbivores
sheep
caribou
Arctic
Online Access:https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/e72c2fce-d905-4c3d-a639-0b0146017221
http://dce2.au.dk/pub/SR87.pdf
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Summary:This report summarizes the results of a project that aims at documenting long term effects of grazing by comparing baseline data inside and outside exclosures. We collected data on vascular plants, mosses, lichens, microarthropod abundance and food-web structure, soil nutrients, decomposition, and soil temperature. Data provide a significant basis for understanding the interaction between large herbivores and vegetation in Greenland. The report contains documentation of data collected in 2009 and 2012 as well as documentation of data from 1984-2004 made available by Jon Feilberg.

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