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Can montane landscapes recover from human disturbance? Long-term evidence from disturbed subalpine communities

Authors: Curtin, C. G.
Year: 1995
Journal: Biological Conservation, Vol. 74, pp. 49-55
Publisher: UNKNOWN
DOI: 10.1016/0006-3207(95)00014-u
Keywords: AVERY MOUNTAIN, COMMUNITY ECOLOGY, CONSERVATION, COPPER CREEK, DISTURBANCE, EAST RIVER VALLEY, ELKO PARK, GALENA MOUNTAIN, GOTHIC, GOTHIC EARTHFLOW, RMBL, RUSTLERS GULCH, SCHOFIELD PARK, SLUMGULLION EARTHFLOW, VIRG

Abstract

It is found that, after over 100 years, these disturbed plant communities remained distinct from similar surrounding undisturbed areas, suggesting that biotic factors structure vegetation communities even hundreds of years following disturbance.

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