Divergent roles of herbivory in eutrophying forests

Ungulate herbivory is an important driver of ecological change in forests. Here, the authors combine vegetation resurveys showing herbivory effects are highly dependent on soil eutrophication, promoting non-natives under high N-conditions, yet benefiting threatened species under low N-conditions.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Josiane Segar, Henrique M. Pereira, Lander Baeten, Markus Bernhardt-Römermann, Pieter De Frenne, Néstor Fernández, Frank S. Gilliam, Jonathan Lenoir, Adrienne Ortmann-Ajkai, Kris Verheyen, Donald Waller, Balázs Teleki, Jörg Brunet, Markéta Chudomelová, Guillaume Decocq, Thomas Dirnböck, Radim Hédl, Thilo Heinken, Bogdan Jaroszewicz, Martin Kopecký, Martin Macek, František Máliš, Tobias Naaf, Anna Orczewska, Kamila Reczynska, Wolfgang Schmidt, Jan Šebesta, Alina Stachurska-Swakoń, Tibor Standovár, Krzysztof Swierkosz, Ondřej Vild, Monika Wulf, Ingmar R. Staude
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35282-6