Effects of large native herbivores on other animals

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 929-938

  Foster, Claire N ^a   Barton, Philip S ^a,b   Lindenmayer, David B ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Browsing; Deer; Ecological cascades; Grazing; Herbivory; Indirect effects; Over abundance; Species interactions; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ADAPTATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HERBIVORE; MAMMAL; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY;

EID: 84904383651     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12268     Document Type: Review

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