Can grazing by elk and bison stimulate herbaceous plant productivity in semiarid ecosystems?
Abstract Plant communities in rangeland ecosystems vary widely in the degree to which they can compensate for losses to herbivores. Ecosystem‐level factors have been proposed to affect this compensatory capacity, including timing and intensity of grazing, and availability of soil moisture and nutrie...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2022-04-01
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Series: | Ecosphere |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4025 |