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Hippopotamus (H. amphibius) diet change indicates herbaceous plant encroachment following megaherbivore population collapse

Megaherbivores (>1000 kg) are critical for ecosystem health and function, but face population collapse and extinction globally. The future of these megaherbivore-impoverished ecosystems is difficult to predict, though many studies have demonstrated increasing representation of C(3) woody plants....

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Autores principales: Chritz, Kendra L., Blumenthal, Scott A., Cerling, Thure E., Klingel, Hans
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5018729/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27616433
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep32807