| Title: |
Elevated sensitivity: riparian vegetation in upper mountain zones is especially vulnerable to livestock grazing |
| Authors: |
Samuelson, Glenda M.; Rood, Stewart B. |
| Source: |
Applied Vegetation Science ; volume 14, issue 4, page 596-606 ; ISSN 1402-2001 1654-109X |
| Publisher Information: |
Wiley |
| Publication Year: |
2011 |
| Collection: |
Wiley Online Library (Open Access Articles via Crossref) |
| Description: |
Question: Riparian zones provide ecologically rich interfaces between land and flowing water, and are favoured areas for grazing by native ungulates and livestock. Overgrazing can degrade riparian vegetation. Will sensitivity and vulnerability to grazing increase in upper mountain zones because of the harsh physical environment? Location: We compared the impact of cattle grazing along natural elevational corridors provided by two first‐order creeks in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Canada. Methods: Substrate and vegetation characteristics were assessed in quadrats within transects positioned in ungrazed or lightly grazed, versus moderately to heavily grazed sites extending from the alpine down through the subalpine, montane, parkland and prairie zones. Results: Analyses revealed that 18 of 19 substrate and vegetation characteristics varied along the elevational profile (17 P |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1111/j.1654-109x.2011.01137.x |
| DOI: |
10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01137.x |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1654-109x.2011.01137.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1654-109X.2011.01137.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01137.x |
| Rights: |
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.58C5B0CA |
| Database: |
BASE |