Effects of local extinction of the plains vizcacha (Lagostomus maximus) on vegetation patterns in semi-arid scrub

Oecologia

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 389-399

  Branch, Lyn C ^a,b   Villarreal, Diego ^a,b   Hierro, Jose Luis ^b   Portier, Kenneth M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PAMPA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Extinction; Herbivory; Lagostomus; Landscape dynamics; Semi arid scrub

Indexed keywords

LAGOSTOMUS; LAGOSTOMUS MAXIMUS; POACEAE;

LOCAL EXTINCTION; PLAINS VIZCACHA;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 0029661203     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00334567     Document Type: Article

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