Chapter 5 Empirical Evidence of Density‐Dependence in Populations of Large Herbivores

• Published in: Advances in Ecological Research Vol. 41; pp. 313 - 357
• Main Authors: Bonenfant, Christophe, Gaillard, Jean‐Michel, Coulson, Tim, Festa‐Bianchet, Marco, Loison, Anne, Garel, Mathieu, Loe, Leif Egil, Blanchard, Pierrick, Pettorelli, Nathalie, Owen‐Smith, Norman, Du Toit, Johan, Duncan, Patrick
• Format: Book Chapter Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Elsevier Science & Technology 2009; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Animal populations; Animal reproduction; Ecology; Females; Herbivores; Life history; Phenology; Population density; Population dynamics; Population growth; Population number; Reproduction; Reproductive cycle; Subtropical zones; Survival; PN, Arctic

Density‐dependence is a key concept in population dynamics. Here, we review how body mass and demographic parameters vary with population density in large herbivores. The demographic parameters we consider are age‐ and sex‐specific reproduction, survival and dispersal. As population density increase...