Geese mediate vegetation state changes with parallel effects on N cycling that leave nutritional legacies for offspring
Abstract Along the coastal fringe of the Yukon–Kuskokwim River Delta in southwestern Alaska, geese maintain grazing lawns dominated by a rhizomatous sedge that, when ungrazed, transitions to a taller, less palatable growth form that is taxonomically described as a different species. Nutrients recycl...
Main Authors: | R. W. Ruess, J. W. McFarland, B. Person, J. S. Sedinger |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-08-01
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Series: | Ecosphere |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2850 |
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