Horses and Grasses
The Nutritional Ecology of Equids and Their Impact on the Camargue
In 1973, a herd of Camargue horses was released into a nature reserve in the Rhone delta of France. The comprehensive long-term study of the resulting population eruption provided the opportunity for a unique analysis of the feeding ecology of free-ranging horses. Horses and Grasses summarizes the study covering digestive physiology, behavior, growth, and demography of wild horses and zebras. It examines how these equids are affected by variations in abundance and quality of grasses and in turn, how grazing affects the plant communities. The book also provides insight into the consequences of the hind-gut fermentation system for equid behavi…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4612-7661-6
- EAN: 9781461276616
- Produktnummer: 15409571
- Verlag: Springer New York
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 316 S.
- Masse: H23.6 cm x B15.6 cm x D2.0 cm 476 g
- Auflage: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 476
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