EcologybioRxivPreprint
Long-term non-trophic effects of large herbivores on plant diversity are underestimated
Qingqing Chen, Jan Pouwel Bakker, Juan Alberti…·Han Olff
This study shows that non-trophic effects of large herbivores on plant diversity increase over time, surpassing trophic effects after 23 years in a 46-year salt marsh experiment.