Title Large herbivore ecology, ecosystem dynamics and conservation / edited by Kjell Danell [and others]

Published Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 506 pages) : illustrations, charts Series Conservation biology series (Cambridge, England) ; no. 11 Conservation biology series (Cambridge, England) ; 11. Contents Large herbivores across biomes / Hervé Fritz and Anne Loison -- Living in a seasonal environment / Jon Moen, Reidar Andersen, and Andrew Illius -- Linking functional responses and foraging behaviour to population dynamics / Andrew W. Illius -- Impacts of large herbivores on plant community structure and dynamics / Alison J. Hester [and others] -- Long-term effects of herbivory on plant diversity and functional types in arid ecosystems / David Ward -- The influence of large herbivores on tree recruitment and forest dynamics / Robin Gill -- Large herbivores : missing partners of western European light-demanding tree and shrub species? / Frans W.M. Vera, Elisabeth S. Bakker, and Han Olff -- Frugivory in large mammalian herbivores / Richard Bodmer and David Ward -- Large herbivores as sources of disturbance in ecosystems / N. Thompson Hobbs -- The roles of large herbivores in ecosystem nutrient cycles / John Pastor, Yosef Cohen, and N. Thompson Hobbs -- Large herbivores in heterogeneous grassland ecosystems / Douglas A. Frank -- Modelling of large herbivore-vegetation interactions in a landscape context / Peter J. Weisberg, Michael B. Coughenour, and Harald Bugmann-- Effects of large herbivores on other fauna / Otso Suominen and Kjell Danell -- The future role of large carnivores in terrestrial trophic interactions : the northern temperate view / Reidar Andersen, John D.C. Linnell, and Erling J. Solberg -- Restoring the functions of grazed ecosystems / Iain J. Gordon -- Themes and future directions in herbivore-ecosystem interactions and conservation / John Pastor [and others] Summary "For the purposes of this book, we define large herbivores as even-toed (Artiodactyla) and odd-toed ungulates (Perissodactyla) over 5 kg, and elephants (Proboscidea)"--Page 2 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Herbivores -- Ecology Herbivores -- Habitat -- Conservation Herbivores -- Conservation Herbivores -- Habitat SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Mammals. NATURE -- Animals -- Mammals. Herbivores -- Ecology Herbivoren. Ecologie. Ecosystemen. Form Electronic book Author Danell, Kjell. ISBN 0511218966 9780511218965 0521830052 0521536871 9780521830058 9780521536875 9780511220968 0511220960 0511219644 9780511219641 0511220693 9780511220692 9780511617461 0511617461 1107160448 9781107160446 9786610479962 6610479968 0511324294 9780511324291

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