When edges meet: Interacting edge effects in an African savanna

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 923-934

  Porensky, Lauren Mcgeoch ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MPALA RESEARCH CENTRE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Acacia drepanolobium; Boma; Continuous response function; Crematogaster; Edge depth; Habitat fragmentation; Kenya; Laikipia; Multiple edges; Tetraponera penzigi

Indexed keywords

ANT; CATTLE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; EDGE EFFECT; GRAZING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HERBIVORE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; LEGUME; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PATCHINESS; SAVANNA;

EAST AFRICA;

ACACIA; ACACIA DREPANOLOBIUM; ANIMALIA; BOS; FORMICIDAE; POACEAE; TETRAPONERA PENZIGI;

EID: 79958846805     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01824.x     Document Type: Article

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