Consumer control of grassland plant production

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 602-606

  Frank, Douglas A ^a   Kuns, Michelle M ^a   Guido, Daniel R ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grassland; Herbivory; Minirhizotron; Primary production; Root growth; Ungulates; Yellowstone National Park

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; BELOWGROUND PRODUCTION; GRASSLAND; HERBIVORY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; ROOT SYSTEM; UNGULATE;

UNITED STATES; WYOMING; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

ANIMALIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 0001190768     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[0602:CCOGPP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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