Recovery of Arctic vegetation from disturbance by human occupation
Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: biology, revegetation, landscape disturbance, human disturbance
| Principal Investigator: | Forbes, Bruce C. (2) |
| Licence Number: | 8056 |
| Organization: | McGill University |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1990
1988
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1988 |
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.
