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