Litter quality and nutrient cycling affected by grazing-induced species replacements along a precipitation gradient

Oikos

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 148-160

  Semmartin, María ^a   Aguiar, Martín R ^a   Distel, Roberto A ^b   Moretto, Alicia S ^a   Ghersa, Claudio M ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b National University of the South   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECOMPOSITION; GRAZING; HERBIVORY; LITTER; NUTRIENT CYCLING; RAINFALL;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

POACEAE;

EID: 5344261740     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2004.13153.x     Document Type: Article

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