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Linking plant strategies and ecosystem function: an assessment of the contribution of biodiversity to neotropical grassland productivity

Ospina Hernández, Sonia Daryuby (2013-06-03)

To understand the diversity of strategies of resource use at the species and community level of co-existing species in semi-natural grasslands, I used three different approaches: a) the comparison of above-ground net primary ...
More Stable Productivity of Semi Natural Grasslands than Sown Pastures in a Seasonally Dry Climate

Ospina, Sonia; Rusch, Graciela M.; Pezo Quevedo, Danilo; Casanoves, Fernando; Sinclair, Fergus L. (2013-06-11)

In the Neotropics the predominant pathway to intensify productivity is generally thought to be to convert grasslands to sown pastures, mostly in monoculture. This article examines how above-ground net primary productivity ...