Animal Influences on Ecosystem Dynamics
BioSciencePublished 1 December 1988
Robert J. Naiman
Citations177
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It is clear from their descriptions, and those of Bates (1863) for the Amazon River basin and Bartram (1791), Hays (1871), and Morgan (1868) for North America, that animals had strong interactions with the ecosystems supporting them.
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Journal Article Animal Influences on Ecosystem Dynamics: Large animals are more than passive components of ecological systems Get access Robert J. Naiman Robert J. Naiman Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar BioScience, Volume 38, Issue 11, December 1988, Pages 750–752, https://doi.org/10.2307/1310783 Published: 01 December 1988
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