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Articles | Volume 20, issue 19
Articles | Volume 20, issue 19
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-4069-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-4069-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 20, issue 19
Research article
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06 Oct 2023
Research article |  | 06 Oct 2023

Herbivore–shrub interactions influence ecosystem respiration and biogenic volatile organic compound composition in the subarctic

Cole G. Brachmann, Tage Vowles, Riikka Rinnan, Mats P. Björkman, Anna Ekberg, and Robert G. Björk

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Herbivores change plant communities through grazing, altering the amount of CO2 and plant-specific chemicals (termed VOCs) emitted. We tested this effect by excluding herbivores and studying the CO2 and VOC emissions. Herbivores reduced CO2 emissions from a meadow community and altered VOC composition; however, community type had the strongest effect on the amount of CO2 and VOCs released. Herbivores can mediate greenhouse gas emissions, but the effect is marginal and community dependent.
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