[HTML][HTML] The Expanding Thread of Ungulate Browsing—A Review of Forest Ecosystem Effects and Management Approaches in Europe

D Hardalau, C Codrean, D Iordache, M Fedorca… - Forests, 2024 - mdpi.com
In recent decades, ungulates have expanded in number and range in Europe. This review
aims to analyze the impact of ungulate browsing in different forest ecosystems and identify …

Predator–prey co‐occurrence in harvest blocks: Implications for caribou and forestry

TL McKay, LA Finnegan - Conservation Science and Practice, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Forest harvesting alters habitat, impacts wildlife, and disrupts ecosystem function. Across the
boreal forest of Canada, forest harvesting affects ungulate prey species and their predators …

Impacts of livestock grazing on plant species composition in montane forests on the northern slope of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

IA Kikoti, C Mligo - … of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The montane forests on Mount Kilimanjaro are part of the ecologically protected area and
provide ecosystem services to the local communities on the lower slopes. Despite their …

Ungulate occurrence in forest harvest blocks is influenced by forage availability, surrounding habitat and silviculture practices

T McKay, L Finnegan - Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Forest harvesting causes habitat loss and alteration and can change predator–prey
dynamics. In Canada, forest harvesting has shifted the distribution and abundance of …

Impacts of livestock grazing on vegetation characteristics and soil chemical properties of alpine meadows in the eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

L Ji, Y Qin, SO Jimoh, X Hou, N Zhang, Y Gan, Y Luo - Ecoscience, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Livestock grazing is one of the significant causes of land degradation. However, the effect of
contrasting grazing intensities on soil properties and vegetation in the southeastern Qinghai …

Ungulate browsers promote herbaceous layer diversity in logged temperate forests

EK Faison, S DeStefano, DR Foster… - Ecology and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Ungulates are leading drivers of plant communities worldwide, with impacts linked to animal
density, disturbance and vegetation structure, and site productivity. Many ecosystems have …

Contrasting effects of different mammalian herbivores on sagebrush plant communities

KE Veblen, KC Nehring, CM McGlone, ME Ritchie - PLoS One, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Herbivory by both grazing and browsing ungulates shapes the structure and functioning of
terrestrial ecosystems worldwide, and both types of herbivory have been implicated in major …

Eaten but not always beaten: winners and losers along a red deer herbivory gradient in boreal forest

SJ Hegland, K Rydgren - Journal of Vegetation Science, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Questions How does the understorey plant community in a boreal forest respond to
variations in red deer herbivory intensity? Do the conclusions depend on the organizational …

Aboveground and belowground mammalian herbivores regulate the demography of deciduous woody species in conifer forests

BA Endress, BJ Naylor, BK Pekin, MJ Wisdom - Ecosphere, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Mammalian herbivory can have profound impacts on plant population and community
dynamics. However, our understanding of specific herbivore effects remains limited, even in …

[HTML][HTML] Interactive influence of rainfall manipulation and livestock grazing on species diversity of the herbaceous layer community in a humid savannah in Kenya

JO Ondier, DO Okach, JC Onyango, DO Otieno - Plant Diversity, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Changes in rainfall regime and grazing pressure affect vegetation composition and
diversity with ecological implications for savannahs. The savannah in East Africa has …