• Aridity and overgrazing have convergent effects on ecosystem structure and functioning in Patagonian rangelands 

      Gaitan, Juan Jose; Bran, Donaldo Eduardo; Oliva, Gabriel Esteban; Aguiar, Martín Roberto; Buono, Gustavo Gabriel; Ferrante, Daniela; Nakamatsu, Viviana Beatriz; Ciari, Georgina; Salomone, Jorge Manuel; Massara Paletto, Virginia; Garcia Martinez, Guillermo Carlos; Maestre, Fernando Tomás (2018-02)
      Over 65% of drylands are used for grazing of managed livestock. Understanding what drives grazing effects on the structure and functioning of rangelands is critical for achieving their sustainability. We studied a network ...
    • Coexistence of grasses and shrubs in Patagonian steppes. Norm or exception? 

      Biancari, Lucio; Oñatibia, Gastón Rafael; Gaitan, Juan Jose; Aguiar, Martín Roberto (Wiley, 2023-02-08)
      Community ecology’s central challenge is to define and corroborate theoretical frameworks that predict -at least in general terms- the composition of communities. The predictive power of a theory based on interspecific ...