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Ungulate Browsing Maintains Shrub Diversity in the Absence of Episodic Disturbance in Seasonally-Arid Conifer Forest

Ungulates exert a strong influence on the composition and diversity of vegetation communities. However, little is known about how ungulate browsing pressure interacts with episodic disturbances such as fire and stand thinning. We assessed shrub responses to variable browsing pressure by cattle and e...

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Autores principales: Pekin, Burak K., Wisdom, Michael J., Endress, Bryan A., Naylor, Bridgett J., Parks, Catherine G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3900502/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24466006
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0086288