Effects of large herbivores on biodiversity of vegetation and soil microarthropods in low Arctic Greenland
Aastrup,P., K. Raundrup, J. Feilberg, P. H. Krogh, N.M. Schmidt and J.Nabe-Nielsen. 2014. Danish Centre for Environment and Energy
Abstract
This report summarizes the results of a project that aims at documenting long term
effects of grazing by comparing baseline data inside and outside exclosures. We
collected data on vascular plants, mosses, lichens, microarthropod abundance and
food-web structure, soil nutrients, decomposition, and soil temperature. Data provide
a significant basis for understanding the interaction between large herbivores and
vegetation in Greenland. The report contains documentation of data collected in
2009 and 2012 as well as documentation of data from 1984-2004 made available
by Jon Feilberg.
Key Words
Vegetation, biodiversity, microarthropod, herbivores, sheep, caribou
