Size-selective exclusion of mammals and invertebrates differently affects grassland plant communities depending on vegetation type

• Main Authors: Wang, Xiaowei, Schutz, Martin, Risch, Anita
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Dryad 2021
• Subjects: herbivore exclusion; animal biodiversity loss; bottom-up control; grazing effects; herbivores of different sizes; plant diversity; top-down effects; Landolt; McNaughton; Lepus timidus; mountain hare; Lynx
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.pg4f4qrnc; http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.pg4f4qrnc

Human-caused loss of vertebrate and invertebrate animals, defaunation, is increasing, and potentially affects plant community structure of diverse grassland ecosystems worldwide. We experimentally simulated defaunation using size-selective fences to progressively exclude large-, medium- and small-si...