A regional assessment of white-tailed deer effects on plant invasion

作者：Kristine M. Averill, David A. Mortensen, Erica A. H. Smithwick, Susan Kalisz, William J. McShea, Norman A. Bourg, John D. Parker, Alejandro A. Royo, Marc D. Abrams, David K. Apsley, Bernd Blossey, Douglas H. Boucher, Kai L Caraher, Antonio DiTommaso, Sarah E. Johnson, Robert Masson, Victoria Nuzzo · 发表于：AoB Plants · 年份：2017 · DOI：10.1093/aobpla/plx047 · 被引用次数：87 · 研究领域：Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies、Rangeland and Wildlife Management、Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

, and 15 native plant species. Overall, native deer reduced community diversity, lowering native plant richness and abundance, and benefited certain invasive plants, suggesting pervasive impacts of this keystone herbivore on plant community composition and ecosystem services in native forests across broad swathes of the eastern USA.