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the structure of the habitat . Grasslands grazed by cattle were typically more open, less variable, and lacked patches of dense vegetation relative to those grazed by sheep. Grazer type did not influence ...
interaction with grazing are major drivers of vegetation functional group composition and structure and have direct implications to prairie-chicken habitat . Prairie-chickens have been shown to select for areas ...
(eats primarily woody vegetation ), grazer (eats primarily grasses), or mixed-feeder (eats both woody vegetation and grasses) (see S1 Table). To assess the abundance and habitat associations ...
in origin. Because these disturbances often interact , their cumulative and synergistic effects can result in unforeseen consequences, such as insect outbreaks, crop failure, and progressive ecosystem ...
(cellulose, hemicelluloses, lignin, proteins) Vegetation diversity , interaction with host, seasonality of host activity Low aboveground, high in and on roots Very high AM and ERM fungi, endophytic fungi ...
in the models were body size, feeding type, habitat type, time of day, disturbance , species diversity , species density, and total animals present. A backwards selection procedure was then run, using likelihood ...
, exotic species, functional dispersion, functional diversity , hyperarid environment, trait convergence, trait divergence INTRODUCTION Disturbance events, such as landslides, clearcutting, digging ...
) similar roles of disturbance and herbivory in mediating ecosystem state, and (4) numerous smaller vertebrate and invertebrate species that underpin diversity and ecosystem processes. Our goal in comparing ...
to assess the habitat use of a species in their ecosystem and the role each environmental variable has. However, very little is known on the linkage between environmental factors, species interactions ...
Introduction Riparian and aquatic habitats within stream corridors support a diverse array of fish and wildlife taxa and environmental processes [1, 2]. The importance of riparian and aquatic ...
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