Diversity patterns in the steppe of Argentinean Southern Patagonia: Environmental drivers and impact of grazing

Steppe Ecosystems: Biological Diversity, Management and Restoration

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 73-95

  Peri, Pablo Luis ^a,b   Lencinas, María Vanessa ^c   Pastur, Guillermo Martínez ^c   Wardell Johnson, Grant W ^d   Lasagno, Romina ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA AUSTRAL   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^c CENTRO AUSTRAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS CADIC CONICET   (Argentina)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Floristic patterns; Grassland; Insect diversity; Peatlands; Plant diversity; Shrublands; Species richness; Water availability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892038618     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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