Promotion of the cycling of diet-enhancing nutrients by African grazers

Science

Volumn 278, Issue 5344, 1997, Pages 1798-1800

  McNaughton, S J ^a,b   Banyikwa, F F ^a,b,c   McNaughton, M M ^a,b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Serengeti Wildlife Research Centre   (Tanzania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; SODIUM;

GRAZING; NITROGEN AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SODIUM;

AFRICA; DIETARY INTAKE; ECOSYSTEM; FERTILITY; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; REVIEW; SOIL;

TANZANIA, SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK;

ANIMALIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030698729     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.278.5344.1798     Document Type: Review

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38. Research was supported by NSF grant DEB-9312435. Permission to do research and live in Serengeti National Park was granted by the Scientific Research Council of Tanzania, Tanzania National Parks, Serengeti National Park, and the Serengeti Wildlife Research Institute. Housing and laboratory space were provided by the Serengeti Wildlife Research Centre. We are grateful to E. M. Peter for tireless field and lab assistance.