scholarly journals Increased grassland arthropod production with mammalian herbivory and eutrophication: a test of mediation pathways

Ecology ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 98 (12) ◽  
pp. 3022-3033 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric M. Lind ◽  
Kimberly J. La Pierre ◽  
Eric W. Seabloom ◽  
Juan Alberti ◽  
Oscar Iribarne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mammalian Herbivory

scholarly journals Differential butterfly performance on host plant variants from populations under intense vs. low mammalian herbivory

Ecosphere ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. e01568
Author(s):  
Tetsuo Kohyama ◽  
Chika Horikawa ◽  
Shizuka Kawai ◽  
Megumi Shikata ◽  
Teiko Kato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Mammalian Herbivory

Overcompensation in Response to Mammalian Herbivory: From Mutulastic to Antagonistic Interactions

Ecology ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 73 (6) ◽  
pp. 2076-2085 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken N. Paige
Keyword(s):  
Mammalian Herbivory ◽  
Antagonistic Interactions

scholarly journals Acceleration of vegetation turnover and element cycling by mammalian herbivory in riparian ecosystems

2007 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
pp. 071203163438001-??? ◽  
Author(s):  
Lem G Butler ◽  
Knut Kielland
Keyword(s):  
Riparian Ecosystems ◽  
Element Cycling ◽  
Mammalian Herbivory

scholarly journals Mammalian herbivory shapes intraspecific trait responses to warmer climate and nutrient enrichment

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 6742-6752
Author(s):  
Maria‐Theresa Jessen ◽  
Elina Kaarlejärvi ◽  
Johan Olofsson ◽  
Anu Eskelinen
Keyword(s):  
Nutrient Enrichment ◽  
Mammalian Herbivory

Mammalian herbivory in post-fire chaparral impacts herbaceous composition but not N and C cycling

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsey Hendricks-Franco ◽  
Scott L Stephens ◽  
Wayne P Sousa
Keyword(s):  
Relative Abundance ◽  
Plant Litter ◽  
N Cycling ◽  
Herbaceous Plant ◽  
N Availability ◽  
Mammalian Herbivores ◽  
C Cycling ◽  
Mammalian Herbivory ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Native Herbs

Abstract Aims Classical theory predicts that herbivores impact herb assemblages and soil nitrogen (N) cycling through selective plant consumption and the deposition of N-rich waste, with effects dependent upon ecosystem N availability. Herbivores are predicted to accelerate N cycling when N availability is high and decelerate cycling when availability is low. However, experimental tests of these theories in natural systems are limited and have yielded contradictory results. California’s widespread chaparral shrublands provide a tractable system in which to test these theories. They are prone to periodic crown-fire, which temporarily removes living shrub cover, deposits mineral N on soils, and allows diverse herbaceous assemblages to dominate the landscape for 3-5 years. Chaparral is also increasingly vulnerable to herbaceous invasion; mammalian herbivory may limit the establishment of non-native herbs in the shrub understory. Methods We implemented a two-year herbivore-exclosure experiment (Hopland, California) to assess the impact of mammalian herbivory during early post-fire chaparral succession, both on herbaceous plant assemblages and soil N and C cycling. We predicted that, in high-N post-fire conditions, mammalian herbivory would not demonstrate a strong preference for N-fixing herbs, would accelerate N cycling, and would reduce the abundance of non-native herbs. Important Findings Excluding mammalian herbivores increased herb standing biomass by 54%, but changed neither the relative abundance of N-fixing vs. non-N-fixing herbs nor any measure of N or C cycling. Herbivore impacts on nutrient cycling may not be significant over the two-year time scale of the experiment and physical effects of herbivore activity could have counteracted the influence of plant litter and animal dung/urine inputs. Mammalian herbivores concentrated their feeding on typical non-native herbs, slightly decreasing their relative abundance; however, mammalian herbivory was not sufficient to stem the invasion of chaparral by invasive herbs or alter C and N cycling over the first two years after fire.

Responses of woody saplings exposed to chronic mammalian herbivory in an African savanna

Ecoscience ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
DarioA. Fornara ◽  
Johan T. Du Toit
Keyword(s):  
African Savanna ◽  
Mammalian Herbivory

scholarly journals Long-Term Mammalian Herbivory and Nutrient Addition Alter Lichen Community Structure in Alaskan Dry Heath Tundra

2008 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Gough ◽  
Kanchan Shrestha ◽  
David R. Johnson ◽  
Brian Moon
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Nutrient Addition ◽  
Lichen Community ◽  
Mammalian Herbivory ◽  
Heath Tundra

The effect of mammalian herbivory on inflorescence architecture in ornithophilous Babiana (Iridaceae): Implications for the evolution of a bird perch

2012 ◽  
Vol 99 (6) ◽  
pp. 1096-1103 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. de Waal ◽  
S. C. H. Barrett ◽  
B. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Inflorescence Architecture ◽  
Mammalian Herbivory
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