The interactive effects of grazing ungulates and aboveground production on grassland diversity

Oecologia

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 629-634

  Frank, Douglas A ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Grassland; Herbivory; Ungulate; Yellowstone National Park

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; HERBIVORY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; UNGULATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BOVIDS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; POACEAE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUMINANTS; WYOMING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

UNGULATA;

EID: 23944455090     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-005-0019-2     Document Type: Article

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