The herbivore as prisoner of its food supply

作者: R. H. Drent , H. H. T. Prins

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-4055-0_9

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摘要: In this review we consider the asymmetry in relation between herbivore and its food supply: successively will touch upon limits to feasible exploitation as supply is depleted, repercussions for reproductive performance of when a mismatch requirement on offer occurs, finally universal feature seasonal habitat shifts grazing systems, with tracking availability forage adequate quality. All these features, taken together, imply close fit numbers given system; provide an example from region where climatic vagaries are sufficiently restricted allow animal biomass statistics be undertaken against backdrop assumed constant production.

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