CME01 The Consumer Size Manipulation Experiment (ConSME) at Konza Prairie

Herbivores of varying size classes exist with the grassland biome (large mammals, small mammals, insects), however their independent and interactive effects on grassland plant species composition and function are understudied. Here we aim to tease apart the effects of three size classes of herbivores within the Konza Prairie system, and whether these effects vary across fire regimes.

草原生物群系（grassland biome）中存在不同体型类群的植食动物，涵盖大型哺乳动物、小型哺乳动物与昆虫。然而，当前学界对这些植食动物各自及交互作用对草原植物物种组成与生态功能的影响仍缺乏充分研究。本研究旨在厘清康扎草原（Konza Prairie）系统内三类体型植食动物的效应，并探究这些效应是否随火制度（fire regime）的差异而发生变化。