Biological interactions at different spatial scales in the Monte desert of Argentina

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 212-221

  Bertiller, M B ^a,c   Marone, L ^b,d   Baldi, R ^a,e   Ares, J O ^a,c  

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

^b LABORATORIO DE ENTOMOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA SAN JUAN BOSCO   (Argentina)

^d PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^e WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Conspecific and heterospecific competition; Facilitation; Granivory; Herbivore herbivore interaction; Plant patchiness; Plant herbivore interaction

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; FACILITATION; GRANIVORY; HERBIVORE; PATCHINESS; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION;

ARGENTINA; MENDOZA; MONTE DESERT; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; FORMICIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 57049129856     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2007.08.008     Document Type: Article

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