The ecology of browsing and grazing / I.J. Gordon, H.H.T. Prins, editors.
Extensive grazing and browsing by domestic and wild herbivores shape the vegetation composition, structure and dynamics of many terrestrial ecosystems. This volume investigates how large herbivores not only influence the structure and distribution of the vegetation, but also affect nutrient flows an...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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©2008.
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| Series: | Ecological studies ;
v. 195. |
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| Summary: | Extensive grazing and browsing by domestic and wild herbivores shape the vegetation composition, structure and dynamics of many terrestrial ecosystems. This volume investigates how large herbivores not only influence the structure and distribution of the vegetation, but also affect nutrient flows and the responses of associated fauna. The mechanisms and processes underlying the herbivores' behaviour, distribution, movement and direct impact on the vegetation, and the dynamics of nutrients, plant species, and vegetation composition in terrestrial ecosystems are discussed in detail. It is shown. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 328 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9783540724216 3540724214 9783540724223 3540724222 |
| ISSN: | 0070-8356 ; |