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An evaluation of factors influencing spontaneous vegetation succession in northern latitude disturbances : assessment of natural recolonization of disturbances in Yukon Lister, D.

Abstract

Twenty sites surveyed in Yukon in 2009 indicate that moisture availability is often a key limiting factor on natural recolonization of disturbed sites in the territory. In some cases, natural recolonization processes may also be impeded by a thickly established seeded cover, and at other sites, a seeded cover appeared to have no clear positive or negative effect relative to non-seeded sites. Five invasive species were identified at the sites surveyed, and predominantly occurred at seeded sites. The most commonly colonizing native species across the 20-site dataset are the balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera), willow (Salix spp.), and fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) and common yarrow (Achillea millefolium).

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Title
An evaluation of factors influencing spontaneous vegetation succession in northern latitude disturbances : assessment of natural recolonization of disturbances in Yukon
Creator
Lister, D.
Contributor
British Columbia Mine Reclamation Symposium; University of British Columbia. Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Date Issued
2010
Description
Twenty sites surveyed in Yukon in 2009 indicate that moisture availability is often a key limiting factor on natural recolonization of disturbed sites in the territory. In some cases, natural recolonization processes may also be impeded by a thickly established seeded cover, and at other sites, a seeded cover appeared to have no clear positive or negative effect relative to non-seeded sites. Five invasive species were identified at the sites surveyed, and predominantly occurred at seeded sites. The most commonly colonizing native species across the 20-site dataset are the balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera), willow (Salix spp.), and fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) and common yarrow (Achillea millefolium).
Genre
Conference Paper
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2010-12-10
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0042583
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/30354
Affiliation
Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Unknown
Copyright Holder
British Columbia Technical and Research Committee on Reclamation
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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