Foliar Nutritional Quality Explains Patchy Browsing Damage Caused by an Invasive Mammal.

Introduced herbivores frequently inflict significant, yet patchy damage on native ecosystems through selective browsing. However, there are few instances where the underlying cause of this patchy damage has been revealed. We aimed to determine if the nutritional quality of foliage could predict the...

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Main Authors: Hannah R Windley, Mandy C Barron, E Penelope Holland, Danswell Starrs, Wendy A Ruscoe, William J Foley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4865184?pdf=render