Browsing Masters Theses by Subject "Plant communities -- Nova Scotia"

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Classification of dwarf heath plant communities on the coastal barrens of Nova Scotia

Porter, Caitlin (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2013)

Nova Scotia’s coastal barrens are comprised predominantly of heathlands, a globally threatened community type. Coastal barrens provide habitat for a number of nationally rare species. Despite their ecological and cultural ...
Mapping plant communities and understanding the landscape structure of coastal barrens using an unmanned aerial vehicle

Buckland-Nicks, Michael (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2018)

Coastal barrens are landscape mosaics - patchworks of plant communities that exist in harsh environmental conditions created by land-sea interactions and shallow soils. Many rare and uncommon species inhabit these ecosystems, ...
Plant, macrolichen and moss community structure and species richness in the coastal barrens of Nova Scotia

Oberndorfer, Erica C. (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2006)

Coastal barrens in Nova Scotia are an understudied habitat type characterised by short, predominantly ericaceous vegetation, sparse tree cover, exposed bedrock, areas of bog, and stressful climatic conditions. Six coastal ...

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