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Title: Vegetation recovery patterns following overgrazing by reindeer on St. Matthew Island: Journal: Journal of Range Management; Authors: D. R. Klein; Date: 1987; Summary: Heavy grazing by extremely high densities of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) on St. Matthew Island resulted in degradation of lichen stands. Grasses, sedges, and other vascular plants initially increased in response to the removal of lichens under heavy grazing pressure by reindeer. 22-years following the crash die-off of the reindeer, mosses had invaded large portions of the ground area denuded of lichens, and lichens had recovered to only 10% of the standing crop of living lichen biomass occurring on adjacent Hall Island where there is no history of grazing. Vegetation c ...; Agrovoc Control Words: Riparian zones, Rangelands, Wildlife; View more details about this article