A Generalized Model of the Effects of Grazing by Large Herbivores on Grassland Community Structure

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• Publication year

  1988

• Venue

  American Naturalist

• Publication date

  1988-07-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1086/284839
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