Ctenomys (tuco-tuco) is a small fossorial herbivorous rodent of the Monte desert, and is probably the most abundant and widely distributed rodent in these arid lands. The aim of this study is to describe the impact of C. mendocinus herbivory on shrubs in two plant communities (Reserve of Divisadero Largo and Villavicencio) in the upper limit of the Monte desert, and to assess the association between environmental variables and level of damage caused by tuco-tucos. Herbivory by tuco-tucos affected 39% of the total shrubs in Villavicencio, and 9.37% of the total plants sampled in Divisadero Largo. In Villavicencio, the most highly damaged species were Larrea divaricata (65%), Lycium aff. chilensis (41%), Junellia seriphioides (38%) and Menodo...
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Subterranean rodents are considered major soil engineers, as they can locally modify soil properties...
The semi-arid regions of Argentina have been subject to numerous human activities such as grazingby ...
Plant emergence from seed banks and from asexual reproduction could be strongly influenced by enviro...
Small mammals were livetrapped during 12 months in crop fields and weedy borders at 18 sites in cent...
The wild boar (Sus scrofa) is an exotic agent of disturbance that arrived in the Ñacuñán Reserve of ...
Structural variations result in a marked heterogeneity of processes in arid environments. Disturbanc...
Organic farming is more environmentally friendly than conventional agriculture, promoting greater le...
The importance of tuco-tucos (Ctenomys eremophilus) and cavies (Microcavia australis) as herbivores ...
The feedback between organisms and their environment is of great relevance to the understanding of e...
Overgrazing by livestock has caused desertification in the Monte, where ctenomyids and livestock sha...
In arid and semiarid ecosystems, subterranean herbivorous rodents play an important role in determin...
Technological advancements and new production systems modify the conditions of natural environments....
Understanding habitat requirements has implications for numerous aspects of a species' biology, incl...
In desert areas, predation risk is one of the highest costs of foraging and is a major influence on ...
Grazing disturbance affects an extensive area of the Monte desert (Argentina). Arthropods are the ma...
Subterranean rodents are considered major soil engineers, as they can locally modify soil properties...
The semi-arid regions of Argentina have been subject to numerous human activities such as grazingby ...
Plant emergence from seed banks and from asexual reproduction could be strongly influenced by enviro...
Small mammals were livetrapped during 12 months in crop fields and weedy borders at 18 sites in cent...
The wild boar (Sus scrofa) is an exotic agent of disturbance that arrived in the Ñacuñán Reserve of ...
Structural variations result in a marked heterogeneity of processes in arid environments. Disturbanc...
Organic farming is more environmentally friendly than conventional agriculture, promoting greater le...