Elisabeth S. Bakker

Aug 15, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Qingqing Chen |Jan Bakker |Juan Alberti |Elisabeth S. Bakker

AbstractThe positive effects of large herbivores on plant diversity in grasslands have so far been mainly attributed to increased light availability or suppressed dominance, and thus to the consequences of aboveground biomass consumption (trophic effects). However, these insights are mainly derived from short-term experiments.