Article

Reproductive costs of herbivory in small-sized populations

Authors:
Albert M.J.
,
Iriondo J.M.
,
Escudero A.
Publication: Bocconea
Pages: 877-882
Article history:
  1. Published online

Abstract

Thc effect of two herbivory regimes by cattle on plant growth and reproductive traits was studied in a small population ofthe endangered Erodium paularense (Geraniaceae), a narrow endemic of Centrai Spain. Results varied in time and according to the type of herbivory showing that the problem of managing herbivory for conservation purposes is not simple and cannot always be optimally solved by fencing.