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Title: Long-term destruction of sub-arctic wetland vegetation by lesser snow geese: Journal: EcoScience; Authors: P. M. Kotanen, and R. L. Jefferies; Date: 1997; Summary: The effect of lesser snow geese grazing on Carex density was measured in salt and freshwater marshes along La PÃ©rouse Bay in Manitoba, Canada (58Â° 04' N, 94Â° 03' W). Carex shoots were counted in paired plots which were either grazed or ungrazed. Ungrazed plots were covered with wire mesh either in 1985 or early 1986. Shoot densities were counted in June of 1986, 1989, and 1995. June was chosen because these marshes were used while geese constructed nests and incubated their eggs in April and May. In addition, sedges b ...; Agrovoc Control Words: Riparian zones, Rangelands, Wildlife; View more details about this article