Neby, Magne; Ims, Rolf Anker; Kamenova, Stefaniya Kamenova; Devineau, Olivier; Soininen, Eeva Marjatta (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-04-17)
Herbivorous rodents in boreal, alpine and arctic ecosystems are renowned for their
multi-annual population cycles. Researchers have hypothesised that these cycles may
result from herbivore–plant interactions in various ways. For instance, if the biomass
of preferred food plants is reduced after a peak phase of a cycle, rodent diets can be
expected to become dominated by less preferred food plants, ...