Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4393576 | Journal of Arid Environments | 2011 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We evaluated the effect of grazing regime on structural attributes of Patagonian steppes. ⺠Areas where grazing was excluded had higher total cover, richness and diversity than grazed areas. ⺠In the exclosures the relative abundance of shrubs was higher than in grazed areas. ⺠Grazing did not induced shrub encroachment in these steppes. ⺠Physiognomic changes were less important than those observed at the species level.
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Authors
A. Cesa, J.M. Paruelo,