Horses and Grasses

The Nutritional Ecology of Equids and Their Impact on the Camargue

By:

Patrick Duncan

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

Ecological Studies,

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In 1973, a herd of Camargue horses was released into a nature reserve in the Rhone delta of France. The comprehensive long-term study of the resulting population eruption provided the opportunity for a unique analysis of the feeding ecology of free-ranging horses. Horses and Grasses summarizes the study covering digestive physiology, behavior, growth, and demography of wild horses and zebras. It examines how these equids are affected by variations in abundance and quality of grasses and in turn, how grazing affects the plant communities. The book also provides insight into the consequences of the hind-gut fermentation system for equid behavior and ecology and contrasts this feeding strategy with that of the recently evolved, highly successful grazing bovids.

Release date Australia

September 22nd, 2011

Author

Patrick Duncan

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Edition

Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992

Illustrations

XIV, 287 p.

Pages

287

Series

Ecological Studies,

Dimensions

155x235x17

ISBN-13

9781461276616

Product ID

21694280

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