Fire and grazing interact to maintain open physiognomy and diversity in a South American grassland

Grasslands are disturbance-dependent ecosystems, where fire and grazing act as major drivers of structure and ecosystem functioning. In the Río de la Plata grasslands, however, fire-grazing interactions remain understudied despite their ecological and management relevance. We conducted a four-year f...

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Main Author:	López Mársico, Luis (author)
Other Authors:	Altesor, Alice (author), Gallego, Federico (author), Lezama, Felipe (author)
Format:	article
Language:	English
Published:	2026
Subjects:	Disturbances Open ecosystems Pyric herbivory Plant functional types Saccharum angustifolium Río de la Plata grasslands Uruguay Ciencias Naturales y Exactas Ciencias Biológicas Ecología Ciencias Agrícolas Otras Ciencias Agrícolas
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12381/5588 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2026.129488
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