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DOI	10.1126/science.abd6775
	Equids engineer desert water availability
	Lundgren, Erick J.; Ramp, Daniel; Stromberg, Juliet C.; Wu, Jianguo; Nieto, Nathan C.; Sluk, Martin; Moeller, Karla T.; Wallach, Arian D.
通讯作者	Lundgren, EJ (corresponding author), Univ Technol Sydney, Fac Sci, Ctr Compassionate Conservat, Ultimo, NSW, Australia. ; Lundgren, EJ (corresponding author), Aarhus Univ, Ctr Biodivers Dynam Changing World BIOCHANGE, Dept Biol, Aarhus, Denmark. ; Lundgren, EJ (corresponding author), Aarhus Univ, Dept Biol, Sect Ecoinformat & Biodivers, Aarhus C, Denmark.
来源期刊	SCIENCE
ISSN	0036-8075
EISSN	1095-9203
出版年	2021
卷号	372 期号:6541 页码:491-+
英文摘要	Megafauna play important roles in the biosphere, yet little is known about how they shape dryland ecosystems. We report on an overlooked form of ecosystem engineering by donkeys and horses. In the deserts of North America, digging of <= 2-meter wells to groundwater by feral equids increased the density of water features, reduced distances between waters, and, at times, provided the only water present. Vertebrate richness and activity were higher at equid wells than at adjacent dry sites, and, by mimicking flood disturbance, equid wells became nurseries for riparian trees. Our results suggest that equids, even those that are introduced or feral, are able to buffer water availability, which may increase resilience to ongoing human-caused aridification.
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000645554100042
WOS关键词	PLEISTOCENE ; CLIMATE ; ECONOMY ; RIVER ; RESTORATION ; CONSUMPTION ; MEGAFAUNA ; MORTALITY ; SPARROW ; FORESTS
WOS类目	Multidisciplinary Sciences
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
来源机构	Arizona State University
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/351622
作者单位	[Lundgren, Erick J.; Ramp, Daniel; Wallach, Arian D.] Univ Technol Sydney, Fac Sci, Ctr Compassionate Conservat, Ultimo, NSW, Australia; [Lundgren, Erick J.] Aarhus Univ, Ctr Biodivers Dynam Changing World BIOCHANGE, Dept Biol, Aarhus, Denmark; [Lundgren, Erick J.] Aarhus Univ, Dept Biol, Sect Ecoinformat & Biodivers, Aarhus C, Denmark; [Stromberg, Juliet C.; Wu, Jianguo; Moeller, Karla T.] Arizona State Univ, Sch Life Sci, Tempe, AZ USA; [Wu, Jianguo] Arizona State Univ, Sch Sustainabil, Tempe, AZ USA; [Nieto, Nathan C.] No Arizona Univ, Dept Biol Sci, Box 5640, Flagstaff, AZ 86011 USA; [Sluk, Martin] Roger Williams Pk Museum Nat Hist, Providence, RI USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Lundgren, Erick J.,Ramp, Daniel,Stromberg, Juliet C.,et al. Equids engineer desert water availability[J]. Arizona State University,2021,372(6541):491-+.
APA	Lundgren, Erick J..,Ramp, Daniel.,Stromberg, Juliet C..,Wu, Jianguo.,Nieto, Nathan C..,...&Wallach, Arian D..(2021).Equids engineer desert water availability.SCIENCE,372(6541),491-+.
MLA	Lundgren, Erick J.,et al."Equids engineer desert water availability".SCIENCE 372.6541(2021):491-+.