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The Ecology of Browsing and Grazing in Other Vertebrate Taxa

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Since the publication of the “The Ecology of Browsing and Grazing” (Gordon and Prins, The ecology of browsing and grazing. Springer, 2008), a number of researchers have taken the approach outlined in the book to assess the impacts of differences in food and nutrient supply on the ecology of other vertebrate taxa. In line with the slightly altered emphasis of the current book (The Ecology of Browsing and Grazing II), we also asked the authors of the Sections in this Chapter to provide insights into the impacts that these different vertebrate taxa have on the ecosystems in which they exist. As you will see, the depth of research on the ecology and impacts of the different herbivorous vertebrate taxa varies considerably and demonstrates the importance of further research endeavours, on herbivore/plant interactions, across the board.

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  2. Animal Sciences Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands

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  3. Beaty Centre for Species Discovery and Palaeobiology Section, Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, ON, Canada

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  4. The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, Australia

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  18. Clinic for Zoo Animals, Exotic Pets and Wildlife Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland

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Gordon, I.J. et al. (2019). The Ecology of Browsing and Grazing in Other Vertebrate Taxa. In: Gordon, I., Prins, H. (eds) The Ecology of Browsing and Grazing II. Ecological Studies, vol 239. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25865-8_15

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