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The ecology of browsing and grazing /

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Other Authors: Gordon, I. J. (Iain J.), Prins, H. H. T. (Herbert H. T.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin : Springer, [2008]
Series:Ecological studies ; v. 195.
Subjects:
Animal-plant relationships.
Browsing (Animal behavior)
Grazing.
Herbivores > Ecology.
Mammals > Ecology.
Ungulates > Ecology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : grazers and browsers in a changing world / Herbert H.T. Prins and Iain J. Gordon
  • An evolutionary history of browsing and grazing ungulates / Christine Janis
  • The morphophysiological adaptations of browsing and grazing mammals / Marcus Clauss, Thomas Kaiser, and Jürgen Hummel
  • Nutritional ecology of grazing and browsing ruminants / Alan J. Duncan and Dennis P. Poppi
  • The comparative feeding behaviour of large browsing and grazing herbivores / Kate R. Searle and Lisa A. Shipley
  • The comparative population dynamics of browsing and grazing ungulates / Norman Owen-Smith
  • Species diversity of browsing and grazing ungulates : consequences for the structure and abundance of secondary production / Herbert H.T. Prins and Hervé Fritz
  • Impacts of grazing and browsing by large herbivores on soils and soil biological properties / Kathryn A. Harrison and Richard D. Bardgett
  • Plant traits, browsing and grazing herbivores, and vegetation dynamics / Christina Skarpe and Alison Hester
  • The impact of browsing and grazing herbivores on biodiversity / Spike E. van Wieren and Jan P. Bakker
  • Managing large herbivores in theory and practice : is the game the same for browsing and grazing species? / Jean-Michel Gaillard ... [et al.]
  • Grazers and browsers in a changing world : conclusions / Iain J. Gordon and Herbert H.T. Prins.