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In any system large herbivores can interact either directly or indirectly with other species of animals. Through the activities that herbivores bring about (Figure 6.1), direct competition may take place for resources important to other fauna. Indirect effects are the result of changes in the structure and the species composition of the vegetation, mainly through the foraging process. The effects are mediated through species-specific characteristics of the herbivore involved (e.g. grazer or browser, small size or large size), and, probably most important, through density. To evaluate properly (and judge) the interactions between large herbivores and other fauna in a given system it is important to realize where the system ranks on a scale from natural to completely influenced by humans. In general this is quite easy as most systems are to some extent managed and are ranked as semi-natural.
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Van Wieren, S.E. (1998). Effects of large herbivores upon the animal community. In: WallisDeVries, M.F., Van Wieren, S.E., Bakker, J.P. (eds) Grazing and Conservation Management. Conservation Biology Series, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4391-2_6
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