Patterns of herbivory along a productivity gradient: An empirical and theoretical investigation

Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 736-745

  Van Koppel, Johan D E ^a   Huisman, Jef ^a,b   Van Wal, René Der ^a   Olff, Han ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Foraging efficiency; Functional response; Geese; Hare; Herbivory; Multiple stable states; Plant herbivore model; Predator prey theory; Primary productivity; Rabbit; Salt marsh

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001610760     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2265498     Document Type: Article

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