The impact of the Olympic marmot on subalpine vegetation structure
Del Moral R. 1984. The impact of the Olympic marmot on subalpine vegetation structure. American Journal of Botany. 71(9):1228-1236
From the Abstract: "The impact of Olympic marmots on subalpine meadow vegetation was examined by descriptive methods. Differential grazing and various earth moving activities of marmots produce marked vegetational contrasts between mound vegetation and the surrounding meadows, between heavily impacted and lightly impacted vegetation immediately surrounding mounds, and between vegetation in the central portion of a colony and that on its periphery." The Olympic marmot is endemic to the Olympic Mountain therefore a species of concern for Olympic National Park, WA.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Del Moral, R
- Units
- OLYM
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Endemic, Food, Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus), Olympic National Park, Plant Studies, Subalpine, Vegetation