More stable productivity of semi natural grasslands than sown pastures in a seasonally dry climate.

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 (ANPP) in semi-natural grasslands and sown pastures in Central America respond...

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Main Authors: Sonia Ospina, Graciela M Rusch, Danilo Pezo, Fernando Casanoves, Fergus L Sinclair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3348906?pdf=render