Wildlife differentially affect tree and liana regeneration in a tropical forest : an 18-year study of experimental terrestrial defaunation versus artificially abundant herbivores

• Main Authors: Luskin, Matthew Scott, Ickes, Kalan, Yao, Tze Leong, Davies, Stuart J.
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Social sciences::Geography::Environmental sciences; Exclosure Experiment; Hunting Defaunation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/147049
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Hunting and land use change modify native herbivore abundances and cause cascading effects in natural ecosystems. The outcomes for vegetation depend on changes to specific plant–animal interactions, such as seed dispersal or predation, or physical disturbances. We experimentally manipulated terrestr...