The Importance of Coprophagous Macrodetritivores for the Maintenance of Vegetation Heterogeneity in an African Savannah
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Title
The Importance of Coprophagous Macrodetritivores for the Maintenance of Vegetation Heterogeneity in an African Savannah
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Keywords
coprophagous macrodetritivores, ecosystem engineering, grazing mosaics, environmental stress, dung beetles, biocompaction, bioturbation, termites, earthworms
Journal
ECOSYSTEMS
Volume 19, Issue 4, Pages 674-684
Publisher
Springer Nature
Online
2016-02-10
DOI
10.1007/s10021-016-9960-7
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