The impacts of grazing pressure by large herbivores on short-tailed field vole (Microtus agrestis) population cycles: results from a long-term upland experiment
Matthew E.G. Dopson, Nick Parker, Laura E. Wadkin, Andrew William Baggaley, Robin J. Pakeman, Stuart William Smith, Darren Mark Evans
This study shows that grazing by large herbivores reduces vole population cycles in upland areas, with effects on abundance and amplitude but not periodicity.
bioRxiv · Jan 9, 2026 · PreprintEcology