Synthesizing the effects of large, wild herbivore exclusion on ecosystem function

ES Forbes, JH Cushman, DE Burkepile… - Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Wild large herbivores are declining worldwide. Despite extensive use of exclosure
experiments to investigate herbivore impacts, there is little consensus on the effects of wild …

Carbon storage in terrestrial ecosystems: do browsing and grazing herbivores matter?

AJ Tanentzap, DA Coomes - Biological Reviews, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Large mammalian herbivores manifest a strong top‐down control on ecosystems that can
transform entire landscapes, but their impacts have not been reviewed in the context of …

C: N: P stoichiometry in soil: is there a “Redfield ratio” for the microbial biomass?

CC Cleveland, D Liptzin - Biogeochemistry, 2007 - Springer
Well-constrained carbon: nitrogen: phosphorus (C: N: P) ratios in planktonic biomass, and
their importance in advancing our understanding of biological processes and nutrient …

Effect of grazing intensity on carbon and nitrogen in soil and vegetation in a meadow steppe in Inner Mongolia

G Han, X Hao, M Zhao, M Wang, BH Ellert… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2008 - Elsevier
The effects of grazing on grassland ecosystems must be understood to develop effective soil
conservation measures and sustain livestock production. The objective of this research was …

Do herbivores cause habitat degradation or vegetation state transition? Evidence from the tundra

R Wal - Oikos, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Range expansion and increasing densities of large herbivores are held responsible for
large‐scale habitat degradation in a wide range of natural and semi‐natural ecosystems …

Effects of grazing on microbial functional groups involved in soil N dynamics

AK Patra, L Abbadie, A Clays-Josserand… - Ecological …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Enhancement of soil nitrogen (N) cycling by grazing has been observed in many grassland
ecosystems. However, whether grazing affects the activity only of the key microbial …

Reindeer influence on ecosystem processes in the tundra

J Olofsson, S Stark, L Oksanen - Oikos, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Reindeer have been recorded to increase nutrient cycling rate and primary production in
studies from fences almost 40 years old that separate areas with different grazing regimes in …

Effects of management regime and plant species on the enzyme activity and genetic structure of N‐fixing, denitrifying and nitrifying bacterial communities in grassland …

AK Patra, L Abbadie, A Clays‐Josserand… - Environmental …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Management by combined grazing and mowing events is commonly used in grasslands,
which influences the activity and composition of soil bacterial communities. Whether …

Vertebrate herbivores and ecosystem control: cascading effects of faeces on tundra ecosystems

R Van Der Wal, RD Bardgett, KA Harrison, A Stien - Ecography, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
We tested the hypothesis that large herbivores manipulate their own food supply by
modifying soil nutrient availability. This was investigated experimentally the impact of faeces …

[HTML][HTML] The ecosystem effects of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in northern Fennoscandia: Past, present and future

S Stark, T Horstkotte, J Kumpula, J Olofsson… - Perspectives in plant …, 2023 - Elsevier
The semi-domesticated nature of the reindeer (Rangifer tarandus L.) makes it a distinct case
among the world's herbivores. Here, we review the literature on how reindeer shape …