Large herbivores influence the composition and diversity of shrub-steppe communities in the Rocky Mountains, USA

It is widely believed that wild and domestic herbivores have modified the structure and composition of arid and semi-arid plant communities of western North America, but these beliefs have rarely been tested in long-term, well-replicated studies. We examined the effects of removing large herbivores...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Oecologia 2006, Vol.146 (4), p.641-651
Hauptverfasser:	Manier, Daniel J, Thompson Hobbs, N
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Altitude Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Artemisia Artemisia - physiology Biodegradation, Environmental Biodiversity Biological and medical sciences Community Ecology Desert Climate Ecosystem Environmental Monitoring Forbs Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects Grasses Grazing Grazing management Herbivores Mammalia Mountaineering Mountains North America Plant communities Plant Physiological Phenomena Plant species Plants Poaceae Population Dynamics Protected areas Seasons Semi-arid Shrubs Soil Species diversity Species richness Steppes Succession Ungulates Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution
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