Snowmelt progression drives habitat selection and vegetation disturbance by an Arctic avian herbivore
Abstract Arctic tundra vegetation is affected by rapid climatic change and fluctuating herbivore population sizes. Broad‐billed geese, after their arrival in spring, feed intensively on belowground rhizomes, thereby disturbing soil, mosses, and vascular plant vegetation. Understanding of how springt...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Ecosphere |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4729 |