Goose-induced Changes in Vegetation and Land Cover between 1976 and 1997 in an Arctic Coastal Marsh

• Main Authors: Abraham, Kenneth F., Jefferies, Robert L., Rockwell, Robert F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), University of Colorado 2005
• Subjects: Kenneth F. Abraham; Robert L. Jefferies; Robert R. Rockwell; Lesser Snow Goose; Lesser Snow Geese; La Pérouse Bay; Hudson Bay; Grubbing; Vegetation Cover; Plant Community; Soil Conditions; Land Cover; Marshes; Arctic; Hudson; Antarctic and Alpine Research
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10315/18743

Since the 1970s, a breeding colony of lesser snow geese (Chen caerulescens caerulescens L.) at La Pérouse Bay, Manitoba, has grown 8% annually. This increase has led to significant loss of plant cover in all major salt- and freshwater coastal habitats between 1976 and 1997. A series of transects est...