Regulation of shrub dynamics by native browsing ungulates on East African rangeland

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-58

  Augustine, David J ^a,b   Mcnaughton, Samuel J ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acacia savanna; Aepyceros melampus; Dik dik; Elephant; Kenya; Laikipia; Loxodonta africana; Madoqua kirkii; Shrub encroachment; Wildlife conservation

Indexed keywords

EXCLUSION EXPERIMENT; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; NATIVE SPECIES; RANGELAND; RECRUITMENT; SAVANNA; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACACIA; AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS; ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; GREWIA; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; MADOQUA; MADOQUA KIRKII; MELAMPUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 1142269652     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2004.00864.x     Document Type: Article

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