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Serengeti Migratory Wildebeest: Facilitation of Energy Flow by Grazing

McNaughton, S. J.·1976·Science
DOI 10.1126/science.191.4222.92
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Dense concentrations of migratory wildebeest leaving the Serengeti Plains in late May 1974 reduced green plant biomass by almost 400 grams per square meter, 85 percent of the initial standing crop. However, this grazing prevented senescence and stimulated net primary productivity of the grasslands. Thomson's gazelles leaving the plains a month later were significantly associated with areas previously grazed by wildebeest, and this association was still evident at the end of the dry season, 6 months later.

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  • In many grasslands, grazing stimulates both below- and aboveground productivity of grassland plants.

    “In many grasslands, grazing stimulates both below-and aboveground productivity of grassland plants (mcNaughton 1976, Frank et al. 2002, ziter and macDougall 2013).”

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Authors
McNaughton, S. J.
Affiliations
Syracuse University (US)
Corresponding author
McNaughton, S. J.
Venue
Science
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Published
1976-01-09
Volume
191
Issue
4222
Pages
92-94
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
DOI
10.1126/science.191.4222.92
OpenAlex
W2068575932
Cited by
458
References
9
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
Keywords
wildebeest migration, grazing, energy flow, grassland biomass, net primary productivity, plant senescence, Thomson's gazelle, Serengeti, plant-animal interactions

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