Trampling enhances the dominance of graminoids over forbs in flooded grassland mesocosms

Questions: What are the interactive effects of flooding and cattle trampling upon the structural attributes and the floristic composition of a plant community? Do the effects on the plant community persist over an extended recovery period?. Location: Flooding Pampa grasslands, Argentina [36°30'...

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Otros Autores: Striker, Gustavo Gabriel, Mollard, Federico Pedro Otto, Grimoldi, Agustín Alberto, León, Rolando Juan Carlos, Insausti, Pedro
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