Spatial Ecology: Herbivores and Green Waves - To Surf or Hang Loose?

William F Fagan; Eliezer Gurarie

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2020.06.088

Spatial Ecology: Herbivores and Green Waves - To Surf or Hang Loose?

Curr Biol. 2020 Sep 7;30(17):R991-R993. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.06.088.

Authors

William F Fagan¹, Eliezer Gurarie²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA. Electronic address: bfagan@umd.edu.
² Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.

PMID: 32898498
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.06.088

Abstract

A classic distinction in spatial ecology is between range-residency and migration. A new study - on dozens of ungulate populations worldwide - demonstrates how the dynamics of food resources help determine which movement pattern animals will exhibit.

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MeSH terms

Animal Migration
Animals
Deer*
Ecology
Herbivory*
Plants