Interactions between weather, ungulates and geese create opportunities for wood-pasture cycles
K. Krämer, Perry Cornelissen, Geert W. T. A. Groot Bruinderink, A.T. Kuiters, Dennis R. Lammertsma, J. Theo Vulink, Sipke E. van Wieren, Herbert H. T. Prins
The paper tests the wood-pasture hypothesis by modeling interactions between weather, ungulates, and geese in a nature reserve, finding that weather variability and geese influence ungulate numbers and vegetation heterogeneity.
bioRxiv · Jul 19, 2024 · PreprintEcology