The Ecology of Browsing and Grazing

1 Grazers and Browsers in a Changing World: Introduction

Herbert H.T. Prins and Iain J. Gordon

2 An Evolutionary History of Browsing and Grazing Ungulates

Christine Janis

3 The Morphophysiological Adaptations of Browsing and Grazing Mammals

Marcus Clauss, Thomas Kaiser, and Jürgen Hummel

4 Nutritional Ecology of Grazing and Browsing Ruminants

Alan J. Duncan and Dennis P. Poppi

5 The Comparative Feeding Bahaviour of Browsing and Grazing Large Herbivores

Kate Searle and??

6 The Comparative Population Dynamics of Browsing and Grazing Ungulates

Norman Owen-Smith

7 Species Diversity of Browsing and Grazing Ungulates: Consequences for the Structure and Abundance of Secondary Production

Herbert H.T. Prins and Hervé Fritz

8 Impacts of Grazing and Browsing by Large Herbivores on Soils and Soil Biological Properties

Kathryn A. Harrison and Richard D. Bardgett

9 Plant Traits, Browsing and Grazing Herbivores, and Vegetation Dynamics

C. Skarpe and A.J. Hester

10 The Impact of Browsing and Grazing Herbivores on Biodiversity

S. E. van Wieren and J.P. Bakker

11 Managing Large Herbivores in Theory and Practice: is the Game the Same for Browsing and grazing Species?

Jean-Michel Gaillard, Patrick Duncan, Sip Van Wieren, Anne Loison, François Klein, and Daniel Maillard

12 Browsers and Grazers in a Changing World: Conclusions

Iain J. Gordon and Herbert H.T. Prins

From the reviews:"A detailed, thoroughly cited account on the ecology of large mammalian browsers and grazers. ... the editors predict what may happen to vegetation systems in light of anthropogenic changes on the landscape, and how browsers and grazers may likely respond to these changes. They stress collaboration between managers and scientists in the decision-making process for managing these large herbivores. Summing Up: Recommended. Researchers and professionals." (E. H. Rave, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (10), June, 2008)"It covers a very wide range of biological issues and amalgamates animal morphology and physiology with herbivore and rangeland ecology in an ... evolutionary view. ... The Ecology of Browsing and Grazing is a many-layered textbook and a good example of a well-executed interdisciplinary approach, imperative to combat the threats of climate change. It can be highly recommended for students, all kinds of ecologists and members of administrative bodies in game parks, conservation areas and livestock production systems." (Anne Zemmrich, Basic and Applied Ecology, Vol. 11, 2010)"Der vorliegende Band befasst sich mit der Ökologie wildlebender aber auch domestizierter laub- und grasfressender Herbivoren. Insgesamt 22 der weltweit führenden Experten auf ihren jeweiligen Gebieten zeichnen für die 12 Kapitel des Bandes verantwortlich. Der Band stellt ein aktuelles und (bis auf kleinere Teilgebiete) umfassendes Referenzwerk zu zahlreichen Fragen der Ökologie laub- und grasfressender Herbivoren dar, die nicht nur für Rezent- sondern in vielen Teilen auch für Palaökologen von Bedeutung sind." (D. UHL, in: Zentralblatt für Geologie und Paläontologie Teil II, 2010, issue 1/2, S. 196 f.)

From the reviews:

"A detailed, thoroughly cited account on the ecology of large mammalian browsers and grazers. ... the editors predict what may happen to vegetation systems in light of anthropogenic changes on the landscape, and how browsers and grazers may likely respond to these changes. They stress collaboration between managers and scientists in the decision-making process for managing these large herbivores. Summing Up: Recommended. Researchers and professionals." (E. H. Rave, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (10), June, 2008) "It covers a very wide range of biological issues and amalgamates animal morphology and physiology with herbivore and rangeland ecology in an ... evolutionary view. ... The Ecology of Browsing and Grazing is a many-layered textbook and a good example of a well-executed interdisciplinary approach, imperative to combat the threats of climate change. It can be highly recommended for students, all kinds of ecologists and members of administrative bodies in game parks, conservation areas and livestock production systems." (Anne Zemmrich, Basic and Applied Ecology, Vol. 11, 2010) "Der vorliegende Band befasst sich mit der Ökologie wildlebender aber auch domestizierter laub- und grasfressender Herbivoren. Insgesamt 22 der weltweit führenden Experten auf ihren jeweiligen Gebieten zeichnen für die 12 Kapitel des Bandes verantwortlich. Der Band stellt ein aktuelles und (bis auf kleinere Teilgebiete) umfassendes Referenzwerk zu zahlreichen Fragen der Ökologie laub- und grasfressender Herbivoren dar, die nicht nur für Rezent- sondern in vielen Teilen auch für Palaökologen von Bedeutung sind." (D. UHL, in: Zentralblatt für Geologie und Paläontologie Teil II, 2010, issue 1/2, S. 196 f.)