Trampling enhances the dominance of graminoids over forbs in flooded grassland mesocosms

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 95-106

  Striker, G G ^a   Mollard, F P O ^a   Grimoldi, A A ^a   Leon R J C ^a   Insausti, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Community structure; Flooding; Grassland recovery; Grazing; Lotus tenuis; Trampling

Indexed keywords

BOS; HYMENACHNE; LOTUS TENUIS; POACEAE;

EID: 78651447511     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: 1654109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2010.01093.x     Document Type: Article

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