Stress or help, how does the grey heron Ardea cinerea L. modify the vegetation structure of the forest floor?

The grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is a good example of an engineering species that forms nesting colonies (called heronries) composed of up to a few hundred nests during the breeding season. It exerts strong pressure on surrounding vegetation, mainly because of the heavy input of organic matter and hig...

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Main Authors: Wiktoria Hryń, Joanna Czarnecka, Ignacy Kitowski, Piotr Bartmiński, Robert Zubel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Botanical Society 2019-06-01
Series:Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae
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Online Access:https://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/asbp/article/view/8348