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Herbivore-mediated Trophic Cascades in an East African Savanna
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| 자료유형 | 학위논문 |
|---|---|
| 서명/저자사항 | Herbivore-mediated Trophic Cascades in an East African Savanna. |
| 개인저자 | Charles, Grace. |
| 단체저자명 | University of California, Davis. Ecology. |
| 발행사항 | [S.l.]: University of California, Davis., 2018. |
| 발행사항 | Ann Arbor: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2018. |
| 형태사항 | 144 p. |
| 기본자료 저록 | Dissertation Abstracts International 80-01B(E). Dissertation Abstract International |
| ISBN | 9780438290877 |
| 학위논문주기 | Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Davis, 2018. |
| 일반주기 |
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 80-01(E), Section: B.
Adviser: Truman P. Young. |
| 요약 | I conducted most of the research for my dissertation within the Kenya Long-term Exclosure Experiment, a set of experimental plots at Mpala Research Centre in Laikipia, Kenya. These exclosure plots manipulate the presence of three guilds of large |
| 요약 | In Chapter 1, I take advantage of long-term woody plant diversity data from the KLEE plots to measure the combined and separate effects of wild and domestic large mammalian herbivores on woody forage diversity. After 16 years, the exclusion of a |
| 요약 | In Chapter 2, I use a combination of satellite data and ground measurements to ask how large mammalian herbivores impact herbaceous productivity. While ungulate herbivores generally reduce standing biomass, their effects on aboveground net prima |
| 요약 | Finally, in Chapter 3, I examine how two savanna keystone guilds, termites and large mammalian herbivores, interact through shared dietary resources. Both termites and large mammalian herbivores have profound impacts on savanna ecosystem structu |
| 일반주제명 | Ecology. |
| 언어 | 영어 |
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