Recovery of High Arctic Vegetation from Disturbance by Human Occupation
Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: physical sciences, revegetation, vegetation, human disturbance
| Principal Investigator: | Forbes, Bruce C. (2) |
| Licence Number: | 10013 |
| Organization: | McGill University |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1990
1988
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1990 |
| Project Team: | Research assistant. |
Objective(s): to investigate vegetation recovery after human disturbance, and to ascertain "normal" sequences of recovery; to compare the effects of different types of low intensity, large area impact upon Arctic vegetation in the one bioclimatic zone; to review artificial means of speeding vegetation recovery
Project Description: Bruce Forbes is looking at how quickly plants are invading the old settlement of Clyde River where the ground was cleared for buildings and roads. This site will be compared to undisturbed ground and similar disburbances at other human occupancy sites within the High Arctic.
