Herbivores and the performance of grassland plants: A comparison of arthropod, mollusc and rodent herbivory

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-51

  Hulme, Philip E ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; Compensation, exclosures; Grazing; Plant survival; Root weight ratio

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; GRASSLAND; HERBIVORY; MOLLUSC; RODENT;

AGROSTIS CAPILLARIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; LEGUMINOSAE; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0029669026     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2261698     Document Type: Review

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