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The objective of this chapter is to summarize and discuss the state of our knowledge of energy flows through the aboveground plant and herbivore compartments at Nylsvley. At the outset, it is stressed that there are as yet too few data for anything more than a superficial analysis.
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Gandar, M.V. (1982). Trophic Ecology and Plant/Herbivore Energetics. In: Huntley, B.J., Walker, B.H. (eds) Ecology of Tropical Savannas. Ecological Studies, vol 42. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68786-0_24
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