Quantifying Herbivory in Heterogenous Environments: Methodological Considerations for More Accurate Metrics

Author(s): Stacy L. Hines, Timothy E. Fulbright, Alfonso Ortega Santos, David B. Wester, David G. Hewitt, Thomas W. Boutton, and Tyler Campbell
Published: January 2022

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Formative patterns of vegetation responses to cattle grazing can be difficult to detect because of innate het­erogeneity of vegetation communities and grazing patterns, especially in semiarid environments. Nonetheless, some of this heterogeneity can be accounted for using appropriate experimental designs and statistical analyses. Our objective is to determine if postulates proposed by Bork and Werner (interpretation of effects when negative consumption values are manipulated) are applicable to a real data set utilizing a paired experimental design in a heterogeneous, semiarid environment.

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Hines, S. L.,  T. E. Fulbright, A. Ortega Santos, D. B. Wester, D. G. Hewitt, T. W. Boutton, and T. Campbell. (2022) Quantifying herbivory in heterogenous environments: Methodological considerations for more accurate metrics. Journal of Arid Environments, 199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jatidenv.2021.104698

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