TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of herbivores on grassland plant diversity
AU - Olff, Han
AU - Ritchie, Mark E.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1998/7/1
Y1 - 1998/7/1
N2 - The role of herbivores in controlling plant species richness is a critical issue in the conservation and management of grassland biodiversity. Numerous field experiments in grassland plant communities show that herbivores often, but not always, increase plant diversity. Recent work suggests that the mechanisms of these effects involve alteration of local colonization of species from regional species pool or local extinction of species, and recent syntheses and models suggest that herbivore effects on plant diversity should vary across environmental gradients of soil fertility and precipitation.
AB - The role of herbivores in controlling plant species richness is a critical issue in the conservation and management of grassland biodiversity. Numerous field experiments in grassland plant communities show that herbivores often, but not always, increase plant diversity. Recent work suggests that the mechanisms of these effects involve alteration of local colonization of species from regional species pool or local extinction of species, and recent syntheses and models suggest that herbivore effects on plant diversity should vary across environmental gradients of soil fertility and precipitation.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0169-5347(98)01364-0
DO - 10.1016/S0169-5347(98)01364-0
M3 - Review article
C2 - 21238294
AN - SCOPUS:0032124827
VL - 13
SP - 261
EP - 265
JO - Trends in Ecology and Evolution
JF - Trends in Ecology and Evolution
SN - 0169-5347
IS - 7
ER -