UAV reveals substantial but heterogeneous effects of herbivores on Arctic vegetation

Abstract Understanding how herbivores shape plant biomass and distribution is a core challenge in ecology. Yet, the lack of suitable remote sensing technology limits our knowledge of temporal and spatial impacts of mammal herbivores in the Earth system. The regular interannual density fluctuations o...

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Main Authors: Matthias B. Siewert, Johan Olofsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98497-5