Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Large herbivores across biomes
- 2 Living in a seasonal environment
- 3 Linking functional responses and foraging behaviour to population dynamics
- 4 Impacts of large herbivores on plant community structure and dynamics
- 5 Long‐term effects of herbivory on plant diversity and functional types in arid ecosystems
- 6 The influence of large herbivores on tree recruitment and forest dynamics
- 7 Large herbivores: missing partners of western European light‐demanding tree and shrub species?
- 8 Frugivory in large mammalian herbivores
- 9 Large herbivores as sources of disturbance in ecosystems
- 10 The roles of large herbivores in ecosystem nutrient cycles
- 11 Large herbivores in heterogeneous grassland ecosystems
- 12 Modelling of large herbivore–vegetation interactions in a landscape context
- 13 Effects of large herbivores on other fauna
- 14 The future role of large carnivores in terrestrial trophic interactions: the northern temperate view
- 15 Restoring the functions of grazed ecosystems
- 16 Themes and future directions in herbivore‐ecosystem interactions and conservation
- Index
- References
13 - Effects of large herbivores on other fauna
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 November 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Large herbivores across biomes
- 2 Living in a seasonal environment
- 3 Linking functional responses and foraging behaviour to population dynamics
- 4 Impacts of large herbivores on plant community structure and dynamics
- 5 Long‐term effects of herbivory on plant diversity and functional types in arid ecosystems
- 6 The influence of large herbivores on tree recruitment and forest dynamics
- 7 Large herbivores: missing partners of western European light‐demanding tree and shrub species?
- 8 Frugivory in large mammalian herbivores
- 9 Large herbivores as sources of disturbance in ecosystems
- 10 The roles of large herbivores in ecosystem nutrient cycles
- 11 Large herbivores in heterogeneous grassland ecosystems
- 12 Modelling of large herbivore–vegetation interactions in a landscape context
- 13 Effects of large herbivores on other fauna
- 14 The future role of large carnivores in terrestrial trophic interactions: the northern temperate view
- 15 Restoring the functions of grazed ecosystems
- 16 Themes and future directions in herbivore‐ecosystem interactions and conservation
- Index
- References
Summary
INTRODUCTION
Here we will describe and discuss the effects of large herbivores on animal community composition, diversity and abundance, using examples from different taxonomic and functional groups in different habitats. The main focus is the effect of wild ungulates in natural or semi‐natural habitats, but when relevant we will also cover the effects of domestic grazers in agricultural systems. Less attention will be given to the effects of large herbivores on groups which recently have been reviewed (e.g. birds) (McShea & Rappole 1997, Van Wieren 1998, Fuller 2001), less studied groups (e.g. reptiles and aquatic communities) (but see e.g. Strand & Merritt 1999) and on the consequences following the transfer of forests into grasslands by large herbivores (e.g. Van Wieren 1998, see also Chapter 7).
Our focus will be on ecological processes affecting animal communities, e.g. impacts of competition for food with other herbivores, and indirect impacts via changes in habitat structure on seemingly unrelated taxa. The possible differences between introduced and native wild herbivores as well as between wild and domestic grazers will be discussed; parasitism and the role of dung will only briefly be mentioned. By impacts, or effects, we mean observed changes in animal community composition, or abundance in response to changes in presence, density or species composition of large herbivores. The last part of the chapter summarizes the observed impacts on other biota, and discusses some theoretical and practical issues associated with the effects of large herbivores on other animals.
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- Large Herbivore Ecology, Ecosystem Dynamics and Conservation , pp. 383 - 412Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2006
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