Predicting avian herbivore responses to changing food availability and competition

• Main Authors: Wood, K.A., Stillman, R.A., Newth, J.L., Nuijten, R.J.M., Hilton, G.M., Nolet, B.A., Rees, E.C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Olor; Cygnus columbianus; Cygnus cygnus
• Online Access: http://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/35086/; https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/35086/3/Wood%20et%20al%20Avian%20herbivores%20revision_draftv2.pdf

Many species of large herbivore rely on agricultural land for their feeding habitats, but available food resources are highly variable in space and time. The conservation and management of farmland-dependant herbivores would therefore benefit from predictions about how species will respond to change...