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Author : Edlund, S.A.
Date : 1982
Title : Plant communities on the surficial materials of north-central District of Keewatin, Northwest Territories
Publication : Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 80-33.
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Page(s) : 20 p.
Abstract
A reconnaissance study of the vegetation of north-central District of Keewatin was undertaken in order to gain a better understanding of the relationships between the nature and distribution of plant communities and the surficial materials on which they grow. The four types of surficial materials studied - bedrock, glacial deposits, marine deposits, and actively aggrading and eroding deposits - each support a suite of plant communities that naturally segregate on the basis of moisture regime. ... The removal or disruption of plant communities due to man's activities can lead to destruction of unique or botanically significant communities or species, alteration of drainage, accelerated geomorphic processes, and erosion. Such activities can also lead to the destruction of important feeding and breeding habitats for dependent fauna. Communities on imperfectly and poorly drained materials are the most vulnerable to disruption.
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