Hidden grassland productivity from overlooked herbivore impacts
Yan Shi, Hao Wang, Hongbiao Zi, Xiangsheng Wang, Huijie Gu, Zhenhua Zhang, Liqing Peng, Anping Chen, Guirui Yu, Jin-Sheng He
The paper quantifies biases in grassland productivity estimates caused by ignoring herbivore biomass consumption and compensatory growth, finding underestimations of 34-51% and variable biases from 29% underestimation to 19% overestimation.
bioRxiv · Oct 14, 2026 · PreprintEcology