Do herbivores cause habitat degradation or vegetation state transition? Evidence from the tundra

• Published in: Oikos
• Main Author: Wal, René van der
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2006
• Subjects: Arctic; Caribou Range; Tundra
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.2006.0030-1299.14264.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.2006.0030-1299.14264.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.2006.0030-1299.14264.x

Range expansion and increasing densities of large herbivores are held responsible for large‐scale habitat degradation in a wide range of natural and semi‐natural ecosystems. Herbivore‐driven ecosystem changes frequently represent predictable transitions from one vegetation state to another. Whether...