Unpreferred plants affect patch choice and spatial distribution of European brown hares

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 339-344

  Kuijper, D P J ^a   Bakker, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Associational resistance; Avoidance; Behaviour; Lepus europaeus; Plant species replacement; Productivity gradient; Salt marsh

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD QUALITY; GRAZING; HABITAT SELECTION; HERBIVORE; LAGOMORPH; SALTMARSH; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

LEPUS; LEPUS CAPENSIS; LEPUS EUROPAEUS;

EID: 55249096212     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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