Persistence of foraging chickens on grasshopper populations: a case study in Northwest China |
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| Authors: | Tao Sun Zhiyun Liu Ruijun Long |
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| Institution: | 1. Key Laboratory of Mollisols Agroecology, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Harbin, China;2. International Centre for Tibetan Plateau Ecosystem Management, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Chinasuntao@iga.ac.cn;4. International Centre for Tibetan Plateau Ecosystem Management, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China |
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| Abstract: | Chickens were allowed to forage for one growing season (June–September) on plots containing substantial numbers of grasshoppers. When compared with untreated areas, plots where foraging occurred for just one season had significantly (P < 0.05) fewer grasshoppers for five years, though there was no difference in density in the sixth year. |
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| Keywords: | rangeland grasshoppers foraging chickens persistence |
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