Cumulative effects of an herbivorous ecosystem engineer in a heterogeneous landscape

Cumulative effects of an herbivorous ecosystem engineer in a heterogeneous landscape

Abstract Foraging by herbivores alters individual plants and vegetation communities directly, and engineering behaviors such as bioturbation (digging and turning soil) and biodeposition (deposition of feces and urine) can affect soils and physical properties that indirectly influence vegetation and...

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Main Authors: Mitchell A. Parsons, Tela C. Barkley, Janet L. Rachlow, Jodi L. Johnson‐Maynard, Timothy R. Johnson, Charlotte R. Milling, John E. Hammel, Ian Leslie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-03-01
Series:Ecosphere
Subjects:
Artemisia tridentata
biodeposition
bioturbation
Brachylagus idahoensis
burrowing
ecosystem engineers
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1334

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1334

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