Relationship between productivity, and species and functional group diversity in grazed and non-grazed Pampas grassland

Oikos

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 519-526

  Rusch, Graciela M ^a   Oesterheld, Martín ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; GRAZING; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ARGENTINA, FLOODING PAMPA;

EID: 0030617854     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3545613     Document Type: Article

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