Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: biology, vegetation, ecosystem, muskox, impact analysis, feeding behaviour
| Principal Investigator: | Romo, J.T. (1) |
| Licence Number: | 12037 |
| Organization: | Department of Crop Science and Plant Ecology, University of Saskatchewan |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1992
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1992 |
| Project Team: | D. Smith; Dr. R. Harmsen; B. McLean; |
Objective(s): To assess the impact of a high-density muskoxen population on a sedge meadow plant community; to determine which plant species and habitats muskoxen select for grazing; to determine the influence of muskoxen on the nutrient quality of sedge meadow vegetation.
Project Description: The project examines the effects of a high-density muskoxen populations on a sedge meadow plant community. Two fences exist at the study site to exclude muskoxen and thus provide an ungrazed area used for comparison with the grazed area. Plant species abundance, plant height, grazing use of plant species and weight of plants are some of the data that will be compared among grazed and ungrazed areas.
