Alteration of ecosystem structure by a burrowing herbivore, the plains vizcacha (Lagostomus maximus)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 700-711

  Villarreal, Diego ^a   Clark, Kenneth L ^b   Branch, Lyn C ^a,c   Hierro, José L ^a   Machicote, Marcela ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales   (Argentina)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentina; Ecosystem engineer; Ecosystem structure; Herbivory; Lagostomus maximus; Nutrient cycling; Rodent; Semiarid scrub; Soils; Vizcacha

Indexed keywords

BURROWING; BURROWING ORGANISM; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; GRASSLAND; GRAZING PRESSURE; HERBIVORE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; RODENT; SCRUB; SOIL NUTRIENT; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; CHINCHILLIDAE; LAGOSTOMUS MAXIMUS; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 45249095380     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/07-MAMM-A-025R1.1     Document Type: Article

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