Allometric scaling of resource acquisition by ruminants in dynamic and heterogeneous environments

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 221, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 2555-2564

  Kramer, K ^a   Prins, H H T ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allometric scaling; Functional response; Herbivore vegetation interaction; Patch departure rules; Spatial heterogeneity; Vegetation dynamics

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRIC SCALING; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; HERBIVORE-VEGETATION INTERACTION; PATCH DEPARTURE RULES; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

BIOMASS; MAMMALS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PHYSIOLOGY;

VEGETATION;

ALLOMETRY; BIOENERGETICS; BODY MASS; FOOD INTAKE; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; GROWTH RATE; HETEROGENEITY; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PHYTOMASS; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; RESOURCE USE; RUMINANT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE;

EID: 77956450560     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.07.012     Document Type: Article

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