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ext-138fc8a685752c204929ffc5e5f9ff73 |
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ext-4d928b6ad28a7c6753485b648f7067e1 |
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2013-02-15 |
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p02773791 |
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abstract |
The importance of herbivory as a long-term driver of ecosystem change is a topic that
has been hotly debated over the past few years. An understanding of the interaction
between herbivores and ecosystems is particularly important for conservation policies
aimed at re-wilding. Dung fungal spores have been highlighted as an important potential
proxy to reconstruct large herbivore densities across past landscapes. However, this
proxy appears to have been used and interpreted in a variety of ways in addition to
highly variable taxonomic identification of dung fungal spores. Here we review studies
that have utilised fungal spore assemblages to assess past herbivore presence and
test the validity of this method. We aim to determine whether there is a set of identifiable
dung fungal spores that can unequivocally track variation of large herbivore activity
through time and across regions. Our meta-analysis identifies: spore types that are
commonly found to be indicative of large herbivores and their geographical ranges,
linkages between these spores and their biological origin, and the most appropriate
quantitative method to express their abundance for comparisons through time and across
sites. |
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authors |
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peerReviewed |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/141190 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/141191 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/141192 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/141193 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/141194 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/141195 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/142528 |
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volume |
62 |
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AcademicArticle |
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Article |
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label |
Baker, Ambroise G.; Bhagwat, Shonil A. and Willis, Katherine J. (2013). Do dung
fungal spores make a good proxy for past distribution of large herbivores? Quaternary
Science Reviews, 62 pp. 21–31. |
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label |
Baker, Ambroise G.; Bhagwat, Shonil A. and Willis, Katherine J. (2013). Do dung
fungal spores make a good proxy for past distribution of large herbivores? Quaternary
Science Reviews, 62 pp. 21–31. |
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j.quascirev.2012.11.018 |
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Title |
Do dung fungal spores make a good proxy for past distribution of large herbivores? |
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oro |