Grass functional traits reflect the long history of fire and grazers in the savannas of Texas
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DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.70013
Abstract: Abstract Premise Understanding relationships among grass traits, fire, and herbivores may help improve conservation strategies for savannas that are threatened by novel disturbance regimes. Emerging theory, developed in Africa, emphasizes that functional traits of savanna… read more here.
Keywords: history; fire grazers; fire; grass functional ... See more keywords
C4 grass functional traits are correlated with biotic and abiotic gradients in an African savanna
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DOI: 10.1007/s11258-020-01007-2
Abstract: Savanna is a species-rich biome, that includes many modern mammal lineages and C4 grass (Poaceae) species. The greater productivity and grazing pressure associated with savannas is likely attributable to the foliar traits of the grasses… read more here.
Keywords: grass; grass functional; functional traits; traits correlated ... See more keywords