Acceleration of vegetation turnover and element cycling by mammalian herbivory in riparian ecosystems

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 136-144

  Butler, Lem G ^a   Kielland, Knut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Boreal forest; Herbivory; Moose; Riparian communities; Succession

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; BROWSING; HERBIVORY; LAGOMORPH; NUTRIENT CYCLING; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RUMINANT; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; TANANA RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ALCES ALCES; ALNUS; ALNUS TENUIFOLIA; ANIMALIA; LEPUS AMERICANUS; MAMMALIA; POPULUS BALSAMIFERA; SALIX;

EID: 37149025010     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2007.01318.x     Document Type: Article

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