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Animals, Fire, and Vertebrate Herbivory in Californian Chaparral and Other Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems

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The Role of Fire in Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 107))

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The plant communities of Mediterranean-type ecosystems have been the subject of many studies, but the role of animal communities in these ecosystems has received little attention. Since animals play vital roles in many ecological processes, lack of knowledge about them severely limits our understanding of community functions in these Mediterranean-type ecosystems.

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Quinn, R.D. (1994). Animals, Fire, and Vertebrate Herbivory in Californian Chaparral and Other Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems. In: Moreno, J.M., Oechel, W.C. (eds) The Role of Fire in Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems. Ecological Studies, vol 107. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8395-6_4

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