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Ecology 5th Edition by Manuel Molles

Edition 5ISBN: 978-0070171688
book Ecology 5th Edition by Manuel Molles cover

Ecology 5th Edition by Manuel Molles

Edition 5ISBN: 978-0070171688
Exercise 15
McNaughton, Ruess, and Seagle (1988) proposed that grazing by large mammals increases the rate of nitrogen cycling on the savannas of East Africa. Explain how passing through a large mammal could increase the rate of breakdown of plant biomass. In chapter 18 we also saw how grazing mammals may increase the rate of primary production on the savanna. How might the disappearance of the large mammals of East Africa affect ecosystem processes on the savanna?
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