Plant structural defences against browsing birds: a legacy of New Zealand's extinct moas

By W. Bond, William G. Lee, Joseph M. Craine. 2004

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Subfields: Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Legacy of avian-dominated plant-herbivore systems in New Zealand (2010, background): “Bond et al. (2004) emphasised small, dispersed leaves on thin, widely-branched, strong, elastic stems as the key features of the divaricate habit selected by sustained ratite browsing, and reflecting the birds’ distinctive clamping and tugging action.”
Coprolite deposits reveal the diet and ecology of the extinct New Zealand megaherbivore moa (Aves, Dinornithiformes) (2008, background): “The ecological consequences of the extinction of the Pleistocene megafauna (MacPhee, 1999; Owen-Smith, 1987) remain a contentious topic, along with the potential co-evolutionary role of megafauna in the origin of plant growth and reproduction traits (Atkinson and Greenwood, 1989; Bond and Silander, ”
Impacts of introduced deer and extinct moa on New Zealand ecosystems (2010, background): “Bond et al. (2004) examined the feeding behaviour and intake rates of extant ratites (ostriches Struthio camelus and emus) on two tree species with divaricate and non-divaricate juvenile and adult growth forms, respectively.”
Landscape‐level vegetation recovery from herbivory: progress after four decades of invasive red deer control (2009, background): “This response may occur as a result of nutrient-poor soils (Coomes et al 2005), a disproportionate allocation of resources in younger more palatable leaves to maximize car bon assimilation (Gaxiola-Alcantar 2006), which inhibits growth when these leaves are preferentially removed, and the evolution ”
Plant structural traits and their role in anti-herbivore defence (2007, background): “Evidence for improved net carbon gain is equivocal as no controls were used nor is the phenomenon restricted to harsh climates (Kelly and Ogle, 1990; Lusk, 2002; Bond et al., 2004).”