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herbivory threshold — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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herbivory threshold

Scope: community ecology

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Knowledge graph centered on herbivory threshold with 24 nodes and 95 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic, Colorado East River Valley, Diptera, Baetis.

Definition

Critical point where herbivore grazing pressure begins to regulate algal biomass rather than resource limitation

Publications (1)

student_paper

Impact of light availability on benthic algal assemblages and invertebrate species composition

2008

herbivory threshold

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Definition

Publications (1)

Impact of light availability on benthic algal assemblages and invertebrate species composition

Related Concepts (5)

Interspecies competition

resource limitation

photosynthesis-irradiance curve

non-photochemical quenching

riparian shading

Frequently Associated Species

Chironomidae

Baetis bicaudatus

Epeorus

Baetis

Cinygmula

Diptera

riparian vegetation

benthic invertebrates