Impacts of savanna trees on forage quality for a large African herbivore

Oecologia

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 487-496

  Ludwig, Fulco ^a   De Kroon, Hans ^a,b   Prins, Herbert H T ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acacia tortilis; Nutrients; Plant animal interactions; Tree grass interactions; Wildebeest

Indexed keywords

VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ELEPHANT; FOOD QUALITY; FORAGE; GRASSLAND; HERBIVORE; HERBIVORY; NUTRIENT; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SAVANNA; SHRUB; TREE;

ACACIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; DIETARY FIBER; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; TANZANIA;

ACACIA; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; DIETARY FIBER; ECOSYSTEM; PLANT PROTEINS; POACEAE; RUMINANTS; TANZANIA;

AFRICA; ARUSHA [TANZANIA]; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK;

ACACIA; ACACIA TORTILIS; ANIMALIA; POACEAE;

EID: 41149102809     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-007-0878-9     Document Type: Article

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