look up feral hogs.
Malcolm
On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 5:52 PM, Michael J. Chips mjc...@pitt.edu wrote:
I'm currently examining how vertebrates can cause disturbances that alter
biodiversity within forests. For example, the redistribution of leaf litter
and soil disturbances sometimes caused by
I would start with Clive Jones's classic papers on ecosystem engineers
(Jones et al Oikos 1994, Jones et al 1997 Ecology, Wright Jones 2006
BioScience). These papers have many references and collectively they have
been cited 2000 times, so you should find many references that are
appropriate.
I know you mentioned you are interested in vertebrate disturbance, but there is
good literature about non-native earthworm disturbance of forest ecosystems.
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On May 27, 2012, at 1:56 PM, malcolm McCallum
malcolm.mccal...@herpconbio.org wrote:
look up feral hogs.
There is work on grizzly bear digging and its effects on alpine plant
communities. I know Jack Stanford of U. of Montana has worked on this, not
sure if it was ever published.
Cheers,
Robert
On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 4:52 PM, Michael J. Chips mjc...@pitt.edu wrote:
I'm currently examining how
There is research that describes how grizzly feeding behavior facilitates
nutrient flow through riparian forest ecosystems.
Keystone Interactions: Salmon and Bear in Riparian Forests of Alaska
James M. Helfield,1,3* and Robert J. Naiman2
