Monitoring Plants at Ecotones for Effects of Environmental Change

Peter Lesica

doi:10.3375/043.035.0315

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Peter Lesica^1,*,**

¹1Division of Biological Sciences University of Montana Missoula, MT 59812

^* Corresponding author: peter.lesica@mso.umt.edu; 406-728-8740
^**Peter Lesica is a botanist and plant ecologist working mainly in the fields of rare plant Conservation and natural areas management. He is the author of Flora of Glacier National Park and Manual of Montana Vascular Plants.

Abstract

Monitoring is used to detect changes in the abundance of threatened, dominant, or invasive species in natural areas. Management actions will be more effective if change is detected quickly. Ecological theory suggests that changes will often occur first at the margin of a plant's occurrence, rather than in the center of distribution. Ecological monitoring at these occurrence margins, or ecotones, should allow more rapid detection of change and mitigation actions. An example of ecotone monitoring is provided.

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Peter Lesica "Monitoring Plants at Ecotones for Effects of Environmental Change," Natural Areas Journal 35(3), 485-487, (14 July 2015). https://doi.org/10.3375/043.035.0315

Published: 14 July 2015

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