Exclusion of large herbivores affects understorey shrub vegetation more than herb vegetation across 147 forest sites in three German regions.

<h4>Background</h4>Many studies have analysed the effect of browsing by large herbivores on tree species but far fewer studies have studied their effect on understorey shrubs and herbs. Moreover, while many studies have shown that forest features and management intensity strongly influen...

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Main Authors: Deborah Schäfer, Daniel Prati, Peter Schall, Christian Ammer, Markus Fischer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218741