Metabolizable energy and biomass of plants consumed by caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in tundra communities of northern Alaska and deer (Odocoileus spp.) in forests and grasslands of Washington, United States of America ...

• Main Authors: Hobbs, N. Thompson, Shipley, Lisa, Spalinger, Donald
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Dryad 2023
• Subjects: FOS Biological sciences; caribou; Deer; Nutrition; plant biomass; Arctic; Forest; metabolizable energy; Hobbs; Rangifer tarandus; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.t4b8gtj61; https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.t4b8gtj61

A ubiquitous interaction operates at the base of food webs in many terrestrial ecosystems of the world, creating the foundation for bottom-up regulation of consumers. This interaction plays out as follows. Populations of herbivores deplete plant biomass by foraging. Increasing herbivore population s...