The role of large mammalian herbivores in shaping and maintaining soil microbial communities of natural mineral licks: A case study on sika deer at the firebreak adjacent to the Sino‐Russian border

The role of large mammalian herbivores in shaping and maintaining soil microbial communities of natural mineral licks: A case study on sika deer at the firebreak adjacent to the Sino‐Russian border

Abstract Mineral licks are indispensable habitats to the life history of large mammal herbivores (LMH). Geophagy at licks may provide the necessary minerals for LMH, while LMH may be ecosystem engineers of licks by altering vegetation cover and soil physicochemical properties (SPCP). However, the pr...

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Main Authors: Peiying Wen, Feng Wu, Lei Bao, Tianming Wang, Jianping Ge, Hongfang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-02-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
camera traps
Cervus nippon
natural mineral licks
northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park
soil microbes
soil physicochemical properties
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10878

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10878

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