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Large herbivore ecology, ecosystem dynamics and conservation /

"For the purposes of this book, we define large herbivores as even-toed (Artiodactyla) and odd-toed ungulates (Perissodactyla) over 5 kg, and elephants (Proboscidea)"--Page 2

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Danell, Kjell
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Colección:Conservation biology series (Cambridge, England) ; 11.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Large herbivores across biomes / Hervé Fritz and Anne Loison
  • Living in a seasonal environment / Jon Moen, Reidar Andersen, and Andrew Illius
  • Linking functional responses and foraging behaviour to population dynamics / Andrew W. Illius
  • Impacts of large herbivores on plant community structure and dynamics / Alison J. Hester [and others]
  • Long-term effects of herbivory on plant diversity and functional types in arid ecosystems / David Ward
  • The influence of large herbivores on tree recruitment and forest dynamics / Robin Gill
  • Large herbivores : missing partners of western European light-demanding tree and shrub species? / Frans W.M. Vera, Elisabeth S. Bakker, and Han Olff
  • Frugivory in large mammalian herbivores / Richard Bodmer and David Ward
  • Large herbivores as sources of disturbance in ecosystems / N. Thompson Hobbs
  • The roles of large herbivores in ecosystem nutrient cycles / John Pastor, Yosef Cohen, and N. Thompson Hobbs
  • Large herbivores in heterogeneous grassland ecosystems / Douglas A. Frank
  • Modelling of large herbivore-vegetation interactions in a landscape context / Peter J. Weisberg, Michael B. Coughenour, and Harald Bugmann-- Effects of large herbivores on other fauna / Otso Suominen and Kjell Danell
  • The future role of large carnivores in terrestrial trophic interactions : the northern temperate view / Reidar Andersen, John D.C. Linnell, and Erling J. Solberg
  • Restoring the functions of grazed ecosystems / Iain J. Gordon
  • Themes and future directions in herbivore-ecosystem interactions and conservation / John Pastor [and others].