Effects of Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
Exclusion on Plant Assemblages in a Longleaf Pine Forest
Robin B. Lloyd*1 Jr.
(rl1724@jagmail.southalabama.edu),
Jeremiah A. Henning1(henning@southalabama.edu),
and Adam D. Chupp1(achupp@southalabama.edu)
1Biology Department, University of South Alabama,
Mobile, AL 36688, USA
* corresponding author
Email address :
rl1724@jagmail.southalabama.edu
Statement of Authorship :
RL and AC developed hypotheses and experimental design. RL conducted the
field experiment. JH performed the statistical analyses. RL led the
writing of the manuscript with contributions by all co-authors on
subsequent drafts and gave final approval for publication.
Data Accessibility : DOI
https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.02v6wwq5s
Running head : tortoise exclusion reduces diversity but increases
productivity