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Two important aspects of how nutrient limitation affects an autotroph-herbivore system were discussed in the preceding chapter: the influence of nutrient input levels on the steady-state values and the influence on system stability. In a sense, the present chapter is complementary to the concerns of Chapter 5. Whereas that chapter was largely concerned with how nutrient limitation alters the stability and steady-state values of an autotroph-herbivore system, Chapter 6 is primarily concerned with the complementary problem of the indirect effects of the herbivores, through nutrient recycling, on the available nutrients and autotrophs of an ecosystem.
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DeAngelis, D.L. (1992). Herbivores and nutrient recycling. In: Dynamics of Nutrient Cycling and Food Webs. Population and Community Biology Series, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2342-6_6
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