large herbivores
Potential Impacts of Temperature Projections on Selected Large Herbivores in Savanna Ecosystem of Kenya
... Our study has shown that increasing temperatures are affecting wildlife par- ticularly in the Kenyan Savanna. This is the fact that cannot be ignored by con- servation managers. We have established that increasing ...
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Density estimation and time trend analysis of large herbivores in Nagarhole, India
... especially large assemblage of ungulates (Karanth et al 1999; Karanth & Sunquist ...These large herbivores include Chital (Axis axis), Sambar (Cervus unicolor), Gaur (Bos gaurus), Wild Pig (Sus ...
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Woodland vegetation change through space and time : impacts of large herbivores
... of large herbivores from the oak woodland ecosystem, this study has deschbed significant changes in ground flora composition and abundance, and a general homogenisation of the vegetation community with ...
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Large herbivores maintain a two‐phase herbaceous vegetation mosaic in a semi‐arid savanna
... wild large herbivores influence vegetation dynamics in rangelands can vary widely, and ecosys- tem‐ or landscape‐scale factors influencing vegetation resilience to grazing have been the subject of ...
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STATUS OF REINTRODUCTIONS OF THREE LARGE HERBIVORES IN RUSSIA
... The primary goal of reintroducing large herbivores in Russia is to restore biological diversity in northern ecosystems. A secondary goal is to provide a dependable and renewable food supply for residents of ...
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The Dire Consequences of Specializing on Large Herbivores
... Niche differentiation is a way in which similar species avoid competition. Some species do this by specializing in certain prey items. This review aims to determine why the dire wolf (Canis dirus) went extinct while its ...
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Variation of the forest and herbaceous domains in the landscape of the Iberian Peninsula in the last 20,000 years. Importance of the effect of large herbivores on vegetation
... Nuestra hipótesis supone que en la primera mitad del Holoceno las plantas y animales de lugares abiertos, que dominaron los paisajes de los periodos fríos del Pleistoceno, [r] ...
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Remote monitoring of vigilance behavior in large herbivores using acceleration data
... State classification, nevertheless, can be easily modified by targeting structural behaviors that are distinc- tive for more specific states (e.g., state foraging can be dis- criminated[r] ...
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Coevolution of poisonous plants and large herbivores on rangelands.
... However, because of the wide range of ecological niches filled by poisonous plants (Cronin et al. 1978) the effectiveness of these adaptations varies consid- erabl[r] ...
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Allometric scaling of mammalian metabolism
... of large herbivores both increases the coefficient of variation of the relationship (the standard deviation of ln–ln residuals; Garland, 1984) and increases the scaling exponent ...
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A mechanistic understanding of repellent function against mammalian herbivores
... by large herbivores can cause significant dam- age to plants that are important in forestry, agriculture and restoration, yet chemical repellents to deter brows- ing are not well understood from a ...
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Effects of herbivory, nutrients, and reef protection on algal proliferation and coral growth on a tropical reef
... mediating large-scale shifts in coral reef community structure are debated (McCook 1996; Lapointe 1997; Hughes et ...of large herbivores significantly increased total macroalgae, upright fleshy ...
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Can trophic rewilding reduce the impact of fire in a more flammable world?
... of large vertebrates prob- ably began with extinction of Quaternary ...of large herbivores could well be contributing to increases in wildfire now being experienced in many parts of the world [8], ...
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The interactive effects of fire and herbivory on understorey vegetation and its dependent fauna
... to large herbivores in the absence of fire, some fauna (brown antechinus, skinks, spiders) responded to herbivore exclusion regardless of burning ...of large herbivores on other fauna were not ...
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The Importance of Cultivated Plants in the Diet of Red and Roe Deer and Mouflon
... leaved 21% of the total area. The dominant tree species include Picea abies (42%), Fagus sylvatica (25%), Larix decidua (10%), Pinus sylvestris (7%), Quercus spp. and Carpinus betulus (6% each). Other woody plant species ...
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Demographic and evolutionary impacts of native and invasive insect herbivores on Cirsium canescens
... revealed large amounts of genetic variation for this trait and also for host pref- erence (Carroll et ...insect herbivores must have responded to selection-created differences in fruit size of native and ...
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Impacts of exotic invertebrates on New Zealand’s indigenous species and ecosystems
... Some ecosystems or habitats appear to be more prone to invasion than others, and there is a large body of literature on the factors that may explain this. Elton (1958) proposed that “the balance of relatively ...
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Intraspecific variation in plant chemistry and implications for ecological interactions
... Given the high concentrations of terpenes in the leaves of Melaleuca alternifolia, it is likely that volatile terpenes are released constitutively from the secretory cavities but ever more following mechanical damage by ...
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Mathematical Model for the Serengeti Ecosystem under Weather Variations
... From the results of simulation the model with the varying rainfalls’ best fitting graphs, we conclude that, first of all, the Vegetation volume increases. This is the food the Herbivores to feed on. It is ...
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Arabidopsis thaliana-Spider Mite Interaction: Plant Perception, Signalling, and Response
... The ability to perceive and respond defensively to arthropod attack constitutes a form of immunity in plants and much of what we know about the mechanisms and evolutionary origins of immune recognition in plants derives ...
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