Vegetation dynamics under grazing disturbance. The state-and-transition model for the Patagonian steppes
Plant communities ín Patagonia have a low plant cover (10-60%) and are dominated by two main functional groups: shrubs and perennial grasses. Domestic grazing reduces total plant cover and favors the replacement of species within functional groups (grasses or shrubs) and the replacement of entire f...
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Language: | English |
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Asociación Argentina de Ecología
1998-12-01
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Series: | Ecología Austral |
Online Access: | https://ojs.ecologiaaustral.com.ar/index.php/Ecologia_Austral/article/view/1620 |