Selective forces exerted by vertebrate herbivores on plants

Mar Westoby

doi:10.1016/0169-5347(89)90062-1

Selective forces exerted by vertebrate herbivores on plants

Mar Westoby^*

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The question of whether herbivory can benefit plants remains controversial. A series of papers on the effects of lesser snow geese grazing on grasses in northern Canada is throwing new light on this problem.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	115-117
Number of pages	3
Journal	Trends in Ecology and Evolution
Volume	4
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0169-5347(89)90062-1
Publication status	Published - 1989

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