Forest Understory Structure - Gwaii Haanas

The forest understory vegetation community is a key ecosystem component of Haida Gwaii forests. Understory plants provide food for native fauna (bears, birds etc.), structure for nesting habitat (eg. songbirds, auklets), and medicines for Haida use (among others). In Gwaii Haanas, 3 sites are monitored every 10 years to detect any abnormalities in the known successional sequence of dominance for 14 key plants. Any shift away from normal succession indicates a stressor is having an effect on the understory. Stressor examples include: deer, squirrel, insects and climate (and many others).

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Title (French) Structure du sous-étage forestier - Gwaii Haanas
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Open Canada Date Published 2017-10-01 00:00:00
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Open Canada Subject ["nature_and_environment"]
Open Canada Keywords {"fr": ["Cerf mulet", "Odocoileus hemionus sitchensis", "sous-étage de la forêt", "plantes vasculaires", "bryophytes", "condition du sous-étage de la forêt", "broutage", "arbustes", "plantes herbacées", "Colombie-Britannique"], "en": ["black-tailed deer", "Odocoileus hemionus sitchensis", "forest understory", "vascular plants", "bryophytes", "forest understory condition", "browsing", "shrubs", "herbs", "British Columbia"]}
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