Competition between a Lawn-Forming Cynodon dactylon and a Tufted Grass Species Hyparrhenia hirta on a South-African Dystrophic Savanna

South African savanna grasslands are often characterised by indigestible tufted grass species whereas lawn grasses are far more desirable in terms of herbivore sustenance. We aimed to investigate the role of nutrients and/or the disturbance (grazing, trampling) by herbivores on the formation of graz...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 10; no. 10; p. e0140789
Main Authors:	Zwerts, J. A., Prins, H. H. T., Bomhoff, D., Verhagen, I., Swart, J. M., de Boer, W. F.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 28.10.2015 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Animal feeding behavior Animals Behavior Biomass Clipping Competition Cynodon - physiology Cynodon dactylon Disturbance Ecology Ecosystem Environmental aspects Feeding Behavior - physiology Forming Grasses Grassland Grasslands Grazing Growth Herbivores Herbivory - physiology Hyparrhenia hirta Interspecific Leerstoelgroep Resource Ecology Morphology Nitrogen Nutrient concentrations Nutrients Nutrients in soil Observations PE&RC Phosphorus Poaceae - physiology Regeneration Resource Ecology Rhizomes Savannahs Savannas Soil nutrients Species Trampling South Africa Netherlands
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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