Assessing diet in savanna herbivores using stable carbon isotope ratios of faeces

Assessing diet in savanna herbivores using stable carbon isotope ratios of faeces

In African savannas, browse-based resources (@3 plants) are isotopically distinct from grasses (@4 plants). The carbon isotopic composition of the basic plant diet is recorded in animal tissues. Mammal faeces are a readily accessible, non-invasive, sample material for temporally resolved dietary rec...

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Main Authors: D. Codron, J. Codron, M. Sponheimer, Julia A. Lee-Thorp, T. Robinson, C.C. Grant, D. de Ruiter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2005-06-01
Series:Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science
Subjects:
herbivores
diet
plants
faeces
isotopic variability
Online Access:https://koedoe.co.za/index.php/koedoe/article/view/170

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