Title:

Competition and coexistence in a multi-species grazing system

Creator:

Putman, R. J.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1986

Description:

In the New Forest area of southern England (approximately 37,500 hectares of mixed vegetation) populations of red deer, sika deer, fallow and roe live in sympatry with large numbers of free ranging domestic cattle and ponies. This paper examines patterns of habitat use, activity and diet of the five most abundant species (cattle, ponies, fallow, skia and roe) are presents a formal analysis of niche overlap between the various large herbivores.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

multi-species system ; grazing system ; competition ; coexistence ; large herbivores ; konkurencja międzygatunkowa ; koegzystencja ; wielogatunkowy zespół

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

31

Issue:

21

Start page:

271

End page:

291

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.86-26

Source:

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Language:

eng ; sum. eng. ; pol.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open