Detecting Resource Limitation in a Large Herbivore Population Is Enhanced With Measures of Nutritional Condition

Resource limitation at the population level is a function of forage quality and its abundance relative to its per capita availability, which in turn, determines nutritional condition of individuals. Effects of resource limitation on population dynamics in ungulates often occur through predictable an...

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Main Authors: Brendan A. Oates, Kevin L. Monteith, Jacob R. Goheen, Jerod A. Merkle, Gary L. Fralick, Matthew J. Kauffman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2020.522174/full