Giant tortoise and vegetation interactions on Aldabra atoll—Part 2: Coastal |
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| Authors: | RJ Hnatiuk SRJ Woodell DM Bourn |
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| Institution: | The Royal Society Aldabra Research Station, The Royal Society, London SW1Y 5AG, Great Britain;The Botany School, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 3RA, Great Britain;Animal Ecology Research Group, Department of Zoology, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 3PS, Great Britain |
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| Abstract: | Grazing by a large population of giant tortoises on Aldabra atoll in the western Indian Ocean may be linked to apparent changes taking place in the coastal grass and scrub lands. This paper presents a circumstantial case for the involvement of the tortoise population in a change from coastal, maritime, scrub-tussock vegetation to one of short, turf grassland. |
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