Quantifying Muskox Plant Biomass Removal and Spatial Relocation of Nitrogen in a High Arctic Tundra Ecosystem
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The muskox (Ovibos moschatus), a key species in the arctic tundra, is the only large-bodied herbivore in Northeast Greenland. Here, we quantify the biomass removal and fecal deposition by muskoxen during the snow-free period in the years 1996 to 2013 in the high arctic tundra ecosystem at Zackenberg, Northeast Greenland. We show that despite high densities, muskoxen removed only 0.17% and 0.04% of the available forage in graminoid-dominated areas and in Salix snowbeds (including Salix dominated heaths), respectively, during the main plant growing season (from mid-June to end of August). Into the autumn, the biomass removal increased to ∼4.6% and 0.19% in the graminoid-dominated areas and Salix snowbeds, respectively. Muskoxen forage mainly in the graminoid-dominated areas, but defecate primarily in Salix snowbeds, resulting in net nutrient transfers from the nitrogen-rich wet habitats to the nitrogen-poor, drier habitats, corresponding to an addition of 0.016 g m−2 of nitrogen in the Salix snowbeds per year. This nitrogen addition is of same magnitude as the dissolved inorganic nitrogen pool in similar arctic soils. Hence, while the quantitative impact of muskox biomass removal seems negligible, the nitrogen relocation may be important for the arctic vegetation and associated biota in the tundra ecosystem.
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High resistance towards herbivore-induced habitat change in a high Arctic arthropod community
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Self-citationIMMOBILIZING MUSKOX (OVIBOS MOSCHATUS) UNDER HIGH ARCTIC CONDITIONS
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Tomassini, O., van Beest, F. M., & Schmidt, N. M. (2019) · Canadian Journal of Zoology · doi:10.1139/cjz-2018-0292 · Cited by 10 · see citing works
Self-citationGreater biomass from Arctic greening absorbs increased grazing pressure from a large herbivore
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Highlighting the role of biota in feedback loops from tundra ecosystems to the atmosphere
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Self-citationHerbivory in Arctic Ecosystems
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THE CHANGING BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES OF TUNDRA
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Identifying invertebrate species in Arctic muskox dung using DNA barcoding
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Are Nature-Based Climate Solutions in the Russian Arctic Feasible? A Review
Dudov, S. V., Priadilina, A. V., Kumaniaev, A. S., Bocharnikov, M. V., Naumov, A. D., Chernianskii, S. S., & Slobodyan, V. Y. (2025) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su172210409 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Integrating large mammalian herbivores into Dynamic Global Vegetation Models: Status and next steps
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Fat, Furry, Flexible, and Functionally Important: Characteristics of Mammals Living in the Arctic
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Self-citationReindeer grazing inhibits climate-driven biodiversity in the Fennoscandian tundraPreprint
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Reindeer grazing inhibits climate-driven biodiversity in the Fennoscandian tundraPreprint
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Le rôle des herbivores vertébrés sur la dynamique des communautés végétales au Nunavik
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Muskox Ovibos moschatus (Zimmermann, 1780)
Schmidt, N. M., & Stelvig, M. (2021) · Handbook of the mammals of Europe · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-65038-8_29-1
Self-citationMuskox Ovibos moschatus (Zimmermann, 1780)
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Self-citationMuskox Ovibos moschatus (Zimmermann, 1780)
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Reindeer grazing inhibits climate-driven biodiversity in the Fennoscandian tundraPreprint
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The muskox (Ovibos moschatus) in Sweden: update on a small wild population with an uncertain fate
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Self-citationSchmidt, N. M., Hansen, L. H., Grøndahl, C., Tahas, S. A., Bertelsen, M. F., Fohringer, C., Leonard, A., & van Beest, F. M. (2026) · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rspb.2026.0121
Self-citationRiding out the storm: Behavioural responses of a large herbivore to high‐Arctic winds
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Self-citationHerbivory in Arctic Ecosystems
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- Authors
- Mosbacher, J. B., Kristensen, D. K., Michelsen, A., Stelvig, M., & Schmidt, N. M.
- Affiliations
- Aarhus University (DK)
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Copenhagen Zoo (DK)
- Corresponding author
- Schmidt, Niels M.
- Venue
- Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2016-05-01
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 229-240
- ISSN
- 1523-0430 (ISSN-L)
- 1938-4246
- OpenAlex
- W2346846280
- Cited by
- 58
- References
- 64
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 3
- FWCI
- 4.27
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research (publishedVersion)
- BioOne Complete (BioOne) (submittedVersion)
- Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) (submittedVersion)
- Scopus (Elsevier) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Danmarks Grundforskningsfond
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › Climate change and permafrost
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Polar Research and Ecology
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Keywords
- Ovibos moschatus, fecal deposition, Arctic tundra, nutrient cycling, Northeast Greenland, Zackenberg, snow-free period
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