Study of the Alaska Tundra with Reference to its Reactions to Reindeer and other Grazing

Palmer, Lawrence J.; Rouse, Charles H.

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Title

Main Title Study of the Alaska Tundra with Reference to its Reactions to Reindeer and other Grazing
Added Title U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Research Report 10
Series Title United States Fish and Wildlife Service Reports

Creator

Author: Palmer, Lawrence J.

Creator Type: Personal
Author: Rouse, Charles H.

Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

Originator: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Contributor Type: Organization

Publisher

Name: United States. Government Printing Office.

Place of Publication: Washington D.C.

Date

Creation: 1945

Language

English

Description

Content Description: Report on studies of reindeer in the Alaskan tundra to determine the range requirements for reindeer and effects on plant compositions in areas where they graze.
Physical Description: ii, 48 p. : ill., fold. maps ; 24 cm.

Subject

Library of Congress Subject Headings: Tundras.
Library of Congress Subject Headings: Botany -- Alaska.
Library of Congress Subject Headings: Rangelands.
Library of Congress Subject Headings: Reindeer -- Alaska.

Primary Source

Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

Place Name: United States - Alaska
Coverage Date: 1920~/1945~

Collection

Name: Technical Report Archive and Image Library

Code: TRAIL

Institution

Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

Report

Format

Text

Identifier

OCLC: 10969964
SuDoc Number: I 49.26:10
Report No.: 10
Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc100536

Note

Display Note: Abstract: "The Alaska tundra varies in width from a few miles to 200 miles along the Bering Sea and from 100 to 150 miles along the Arctic coast. Plant composition is largely lichens, grasses, sedges, alpines, and shrubs, of which 16 distinct vegetative types are described in this report. Studies were initiated in 1920 to work out the principal range and range requirements of the reindeer. Subsequent disturbance by grazing and fire, accompanied by climatic changes, has resulted in general confusion in plant mixture and occupation. Recovery of lichen range, injured by grazing or fire, may require from 20 to 40 years for restoration to original density and height. Reestablishment of vascular plants is rapid. Moderate grazing by open herding and rotational use will permit sustained utilization of undamaged tundra."