Bison alter the northern Yellowstone ecosystem by breaking aspen saplings
Abstract The American bison (Bison bison) is a species that strongly interacts with its environment, yet the effects of this large herbivore on quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) have received little study. We documented bison breaking the stems of aspen saplings (young aspen >2 m tall and ≤5 cm...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2023-08-01
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Series: | Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10369 |