Terborgh, John, Solana Mena, Alicia, Davenport, Lisa, Pura, Param Bin, A/L Din, Husin Sudin, Tunil, Charang Muhamad Tauhid Bin, Tan, Wei Harn, and Campos‐Arceiz, Ahimsa (2024) Stem breaks as an indirect measure of megafaunal herbivory in tropical forests: An experimental study. Biotropica, 56. e13310.

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Abstract

To simulate megafaunal (pig, tapir, and elephant) foraging, we cut 1228 saplings in a Sundaic rainforest. In total, 89%–94% of cut stems survived after 13.5 months. About 90% of naturally occurring break scars were at heights ≤1 m, implicating pigs, not elephants or tapirs, as the main source of stem damage in this forest. Abstract in Malay is available with online material.

Item ID:	86001
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1744-7429
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Date Deposited:	01 Jul 2025 01:09
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