| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 506 pages) : illustrations, charts. |
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| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Series |
Conservation biology series (Cambridge, England) ; no. 11
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Conservation biology series (Cambridge, England) ; 11.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Large herbivores across biomes / Hervé 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 [and others] -- 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 [and others]. |
| Summary |
"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)"--Page 2. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Herbivores -- Ecology.
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Herbivores -- Ecology. |
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Herbivores. |
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Herbivores -- Habitat -- Conservation.
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United Nations Human Settlements Programme. |
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Herbivores -- Conservation.
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Herbivores -- Habitat.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic book.
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| Added Author |
Danell, Kjell.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Large herbivore ecology, ecosystem dynamics and conservation. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 0521830052 9780521830058 (DLC) 2006298203 (OCoLC)62532869 |
| ISBN |
0511218966 |
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9780511218965 |
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0521830052 (hardback) |
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0521536871 (paperback) |
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9780521830058 |
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9780521536875 |
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9780511220968 (electronic book) |
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0511220960 (electronic book) |
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0511219644 |
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9780511219641 |
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0511220693 (electronic book) |
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9780511220692 (electronic book) |
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9780511617461 (electronic book) |
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0511617461 (electronic book) |
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1280479965 |
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9781280479960 |
| Standard No. |
9780521830058 |
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9780521536875 |
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9780521830052 |
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