Large herbivore ecology, ecosystem dynamics, and conservation

• Other Authors: Danell, Kjell
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge, UK New York Cambridge University Press 2006
• Series: Conservation biology 11
• Subjects: Ungulates > Ecology; Plants > Effect of grazing on; Plants > Effect of browsing on; Ungulates > Conservation; Herbivores > Conservation; Herbivores > Ecology; Animal-plant relationships
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"For the purposes of this book, we define large herbivores as even-toed (Artiodactyla) and odd-toed ungulates (Perissodactyla) over 5 kg, and elephants (Proboscidea)"--P. 2

Table of Contents:

• Large herbivores across biomes / Hervâe Fritz and Anne Loison
• Living in a seasonal environment / Jon Moen, Reidar Andersen, and Andrew Illius
• Linking functional responses and foraging behaviour to population dynamics / Andrew W. Illius
• Impacts of large herbivores on plant community structure and dynamics / Alison J. Hester ... [et al.]
• Long-term effects of herbivory on plant diversity and functional types in arid ecosystems / David Ward
• The influence of large herbivores on tree recruitment and forest dynamics / Robin Gill
• Large herbivores : missing partners of western European light-demanding tree and shrub species? / Frans W.M. Vera, Elisabeth S. Bakker, and Han Olff
• Frugivory in large mammalian herbivores / Richard Bodmer and David Ward
• Large herbivores as sources of disturbance in ecosystems / N. Thompson Hobbs
• The roles of large herbivores in ecosystem nutrient cycles / John Pastor, Yosef Cohen, and N. Thompson Hobbs
• Large herbivores in heterogeneous grassland ecosystems / Douglas A. Frank
• Modelling of large herbivore-vegetation interactions in a landscape context / Peter J. Weisberg, Michael B. Coughenour, and Harald Bugmann-- Effects of large herbivores on other fauna / Otso Suominen and Kjell Danell
• The future role of large carnivores in terrestrial trophic interactions : the northern temperate view / Reidar Andersen, John D.C. Linnell, and Erling J. Solberg
• Restoring the functions of grazed ecosystems / Iain J. Gordon
• Themes and future directions in herbivore-ecosystem interactions and conservation / John Pastor ... [et al.]