A test of the herbivore optimization hypothesis using muskoxen and a graminoid meadow plant community
A prediction from the herbivore optimization hypothesis is that grazing by herbivores at moderate intensities will increase net above-ground primary productivity more than at lower or higher intensities. I tested this hypothesis in an area of high muskox {Ovibos moschatus) density on north-central B...
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Septentrio Academic Publishing
1996-01-01
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Online Access: | https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1199 |