A simple, integrative assay to quantify nutritional quality of browses for herbivores

Oecologia

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 107-116

  DeGabriel, Jane L ^a,b,d   Wallis, Ian R ^a   Moore, Ben D ^b,c   Foley, William J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus; Folivory; Nitrogen availability; PEG; Tannins

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

BIOASSAY; BROWSING; EVERGREEN FOREST; HABITAT QUALITY; HERBIVORE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MAMMAL; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EUCALYPTUS; METABOLISM; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PLANT LEAF;

EUCALYPTUS; NITROGEN; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANT LEAVES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED; TANNINS;

EUCALYPTUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 42149152046     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-008-0960-y     Document Type: Article

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