Orsolya VALKÓ (Centre for Ecol. Res., Hungary): Ecosystem engineer organisms alter the local environment in a way that they create and maintain habitats or microhabitats for other organisms. The engi-neered patches are characterised by different structure and functioning com-pared to the surrounding habitats. In this presentation I would like to show the complex relationships between vertebrate engineers and the grasslands they live in, using examples from rodents (Steppe Marmot, Lesser Blind Mole-Rat) and birds (Eurasian Crane). I show the importance of these animals in shaping the vegetation dynamics and creating establishment gaps for various plant species in dry grasslands of Eurasia.
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University of Graz Events The role of vertebrate ecosystem engineers in the vegetation dynamics of dry grasslands
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14.03.2023
18:00 - 18:45
Institut für Biologie
[0032EG0008] Hörsaal HS 32.01, Holteigasse 6, Erdgeschoß
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