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Nutrient Patch Dynamics

Nutrient Patch Dynamics is a theoretical framework in disturbance ecology that describes the spatial and temporal heterogeneity of soil nutrient availability in pastures, emphasizing how localized disturbances and biotic interactions drive the formation, persistence, and functional consequences of nutrient-rich patches within grazing systems.

129

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9.5K

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374

Authors

184

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2017–2026

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Publications

129

On the Spatial Pattern of Soil Nutrients in Desert Ecosystems

William H. Schlesinger, Jane A. Raikes, Anne E. Hartley et al. · Ecology · 1996 · 1.3K citations

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Effects of Soil Resources on Plant Invasion and Community Structure in Californian Serpentine Grassland

Laura Huenneke, Steven P. Hamburg, Roger T. Koide et al. · Ecology · 1990 · 763 citations

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Nutrient dynamics on a precipitation gradient in Hawai'i

Amy T. Austin, Peter M. Vitousek · Oecologia · 1998 · 532 citations

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Nutrient dynamics within amazonian forests

Elvira Cuevas, Ernesto Medina · Oecologia · 1988 · 392 citations

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Ecological Consequences of Prairie Dog Disturbances

April D. Whicker, James K. Detling · BioScience · 1988 · 384 citations

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Authors

374

  1. VR
    V. R. Smith

    Stellenbosch University, South Africa

    4 publications · 85 citations

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  2. DJ
    David J. Augustine

    Agricultural Research Service, United States

    3 publications · 550 citations

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  3. JM
    Justice Muvengwi

    Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe

    2 publications · 36 citations

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  4. EC
    Elvira Cuevas

    Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Venezuela

    2 publications · 613 citations

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  5. EM
    Ernesto Medina

    Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Venezuela

    2 publications · 613 citations

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Institutions

184

  1. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. University of the Free State

    Bloemfontein, South Africa

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    85 citations

  3. AgResearch

    Lincoln, New Zealand

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    137 citations

  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    170 citations

  5. Utah State University

    Logan, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    346 citations

  6. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

    Beersheba, Israel

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    764 citations

  7. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    250 citations

  8. Syracuse University

    Syracuse, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    1.1K citations

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  1. Oecologia

    7 publications · 1.4K citations

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  2. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science

    7 publications · 219 citations

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  3. Forest Ecology and Management

    4 publications · 188 citations

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  4. Polar Biology

    4 publications · 85 citations

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  5. Journal of Ecology

    4 publications · 345 citations

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