Grazing impact on desert plants and soil seed banks: implications for seed-eating animals
- Autores
- Pol, Rodrigo Gabriel; Sagario, Maria Cecilia; Marone, Luis
- Año de publicación
- 2014
- Idioma
- inglés
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- We assess whether the knowledge of livestock diet helps to link grazing effects with changes in plant cover and soil seed bank size, aiming at inferring the consequences of grazing on seed-eating animals. Specifically, we test whether continuous and heavy grazing reduce the cover, number of reproductive structures and seed reserves of the same grass species whose seeds are selected and preferred by granivorous animals in the central Monte desert, Argentina. Grass cover and the number of grass spikes usually diminished under grazing conditions in the two localities studied (Telteca and Ñacuñán), and soil seed bank was consistently reduced in all three years evaluated owing to a decline of perennial grass and forb seeds. In particular, the abundance of those seeds selected and preferred by birds and ants (in all cases grass species) declined 70e92% in Ñacuñán, and 52e72% in Telteca. Reduction of perennial grass cover and spike number in grazed sites reinforced the causal link between livestock grazing and the decline of grass soil seed reserves throughout failed plant reproduction. Grass seed bank depletion suggests that grazing may trigger a “cascade” of mechanisms that affect the abundance and persistence of valuable fodder species as well as the availability of seed resources for granivorous animals.
Fil: Pol, Rodrigo Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Sagario, Maria Cecilia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución. Grupo de Investigación en Ecología de Comunidades del Desierto; Argentina
Fil: Marone, Luis. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina - Materia
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cascade causality
disturbance ecology
livestock diet
seed-eating animal's diet - Nivel de accesibilidad
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Grazing impact on desert plants and soil seed banks: implications for seed-eating animalsPol, Rodrigo GabrielSagario, Maria CeciliaMarone, Luiscascade causalitydisturbance ecologylivestock dietseed-eating animal's diethttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1We assess whether the knowledge of livestock diet helps to link grazing effects with changes in plant cover and soil seed bank size, aiming at inferring the consequences of grazing on seed-eating animals. Specifically, we test whether continuous and heavy grazing reduce the cover, number of reproductive structures and seed reserves of the same grass species whose seeds are selected and preferred by granivorous animals in the central Monte desert, Argentina. Grass cover and the number of grass spikes usually diminished under grazing conditions in the two localities studied (Telteca and Ñacuñán), and soil seed bank was consistently reduced in all three years evaluated owing to a decline of perennial grass and forb seeds. In particular, the abundance of those seeds selected and preferred by birds and ants (in all cases grass species) declined 70e92% in Ñacuñán, and 52e72% in Telteca. Reduction of perennial grass cover and spike number in grazed sites reinforced the causal link between livestock grazing and the decline of grass soil seed reserves throughout failed plant reproduction. Grass seed bank depletion suggests that grazing may trigger a “cascade” of mechanisms that affect the abundance and persistence of valuable fodder species as well as the availability of seed resources for granivorous animals.Fil: Pol, Rodrigo Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; ArgentinaFil: Sagario, Maria Cecilia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución. Grupo de Investigación en Ecología de Comunidades del Desierto; ArgentinaFil: Marone, Luis. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; ArgentinaGauthier-Villars/Editions Elsevier2014-05info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/107196Pol, Rodrigo Gabriel; Sagario, Maria Cecilia; Marone, Luis; Grazing impact on desert plants and soil seed banks: implications for seed-eating animals; Gauthier-Villars/Editions Elsevier; Acta Oecologica; 55; 5-2014; 58-651146-609XCONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1146609X13001732info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.actao.2013.11.009info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:38:29Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/107196instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:38:30.038CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse |
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Grazing impact on desert plants and soil seed banks: implications for seed-eating animals |
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Grazing impact on desert plants and soil seed banks: implications for seed-eating animals |
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Grazing impact on desert plants and soil seed banks: implications for seed-eating animals Pol, Rodrigo Gabriel cascade causality disturbance ecology livestock diet seed-eating animal's diet |
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Grazing impact on desert plants and soil seed banks: implications for seed-eating animals |
title_full |
Grazing impact on desert plants and soil seed banks: implications for seed-eating animals |
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Grazing impact on desert plants and soil seed banks: implications for seed-eating animals |
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Grazing impact on desert plants and soil seed banks: implications for seed-eating animals |
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Grazing impact on desert plants and soil seed banks: implications for seed-eating animals |
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Pol, Rodrigo Gabriel Sagario, Maria Cecilia Marone, Luis |
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Pol, Rodrigo Gabriel |
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Pol, Rodrigo Gabriel Sagario, Maria Cecilia Marone, Luis |
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Sagario, Maria Cecilia Marone, Luis |
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cascade causality disturbance ecology livestock diet seed-eating animal's diet |
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cascade causality disturbance ecology livestock diet seed-eating animal's diet |
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
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We assess whether the knowledge of livestock diet helps to link grazing effects with changes in plant cover and soil seed bank size, aiming at inferring the consequences of grazing on seed-eating animals. Specifically, we test whether continuous and heavy grazing reduce the cover, number of reproductive structures and seed reserves of the same grass species whose seeds are selected and preferred by granivorous animals in the central Monte desert, Argentina. Grass cover and the number of grass spikes usually diminished under grazing conditions in the two localities studied (Telteca and Ñacuñán), and soil seed bank was consistently reduced in all three years evaluated owing to a decline of perennial grass and forb seeds. In particular, the abundance of those seeds selected and preferred by birds and ants (in all cases grass species) declined 70e92% in Ñacuñán, and 52e72% in Telteca. Reduction of perennial grass cover and spike number in grazed sites reinforced the causal link between livestock grazing and the decline of grass soil seed reserves throughout failed plant reproduction. Grass seed bank depletion suggests that grazing may trigger a “cascade” of mechanisms that affect the abundance and persistence of valuable fodder species as well as the availability of seed resources for granivorous animals. Fil: Pol, Rodrigo Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina Fil: Sagario, Maria Cecilia. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución. Grupo de Investigación en Ecología de Comunidades del Desierto; Argentina Fil: Marone, Luis. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina |
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We assess whether the knowledge of livestock diet helps to link grazing effects with changes in plant cover and soil seed bank size, aiming at inferring the consequences of grazing on seed-eating animals. Specifically, we test whether continuous and heavy grazing reduce the cover, number of reproductive structures and seed reserves of the same grass species whose seeds are selected and preferred by granivorous animals in the central Monte desert, Argentina. Grass cover and the number of grass spikes usually diminished under grazing conditions in the two localities studied (Telteca and Ñacuñán), and soil seed bank was consistently reduced in all three years evaluated owing to a decline of perennial grass and forb seeds. In particular, the abundance of those seeds selected and preferred by birds and ants (in all cases grass species) declined 70e92% in Ñacuñán, and 52e72% in Telteca. Reduction of perennial grass cover and spike number in grazed sites reinforced the causal link between livestock grazing and the decline of grass soil seed reserves throughout failed plant reproduction. Grass seed bank depletion suggests that grazing may trigger a “cascade” of mechanisms that affect the abundance and persistence of valuable fodder species as well as the availability of seed resources for granivorous animals. |
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