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ArticlePNAS nexus2024

Large herbivores link plant phenology and abundance in Arctic tundra.

Eric Post, R Conor Higgins, Pernille Sporon Bøving, Christian John, Mason Post, Jeffrey T Kerby

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Article in PNAS nexus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Eric PostDepartment of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9471-5351
R Conor HigginsDepartment of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
Pernille Sporon BøvingDepartment of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5986-0181
Christian JohnMarine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6249-040X
Mason PostBrotman Baty Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4768-662X
Jeffrey T KerbyDepartment of Geography, Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1ER, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2739-9096

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plant phenological dynamics have been well studied in relation to abiotic conditions and climate change, but comparatively poorly studied in relation to herbivory. In contrast, plant abundance dynamics have been well studied in relation to abiotic conditions and herbivory, but poorly studied in relation to phenology. Consequently, the contribution of herbivory to plant phenological dynamics and therefrom to plant abundance dynamics remains obscure. We conducted a 9-year herbivore exclusion experiment to investigate whether herbivory might link plant phenological and abundance dynamics in arctic tundra. From 2009 to 2017, we monitored annual green-up timing and abundance of nine plant taxa, including deciduous shrubs, forbs, and graminoids, on plots that were either grazed or experimentally exclosed from herbivory by caribou (

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Betula nanacommunity dynamicsherbivoryplant phenology

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