The Ecology of Browsing and Grazing

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Gordon, Iain J. (Editor), Prins, Herbert H.T. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edition:1st ed. 2008.
Series:Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis, 195
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72422-3
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Grazers and Browsers in a Changing World
  • An Evolutionary History of Browsing and Grazing Ungulates
  • The Morphophysiological Adaptations of Browsing and Grazing Mammals
  • Nutritional Ecology of Grazing and Browsing Ruminants
  • The Comparative Feeding Bahaviour of Large Browsing and Grazing Herbivores
  • The Comparative Population Dynamics of Browsing and Grazing Ungulates
  • Species Diversity of Browsing and Grazing Ungulates: Consequences for the Structure and Abundance of Secondary Production
  • Impacts of Grazing and Browsing by Large Herbivores on Soils and Soil Biological Properties
  • Plant Traits, Browsing and Gazing Herbivores, and Vegetation Dynamics
  • The Impact of Browsing and Grazing Herbivores on Biodiversity
  • Managing Large Herbivores in Theory and Practice: Is the Game the Same for Browsing and Grazing Species
  • Grazers and Browsers in a Changing World: Conclusions.