Resumo: Invasion by exotic grasses is a severe threat to the integrity of grassland ecosystems all over the world. Because grasslands are typically grazed by livestock and wildlife, the invasion is a community process modulated by herbivory. We hypothesized that the invasion of native South American grasslands by Eragrostis plana Nees, an exotic tussock-forming grass from Africa, could be deterred by grazing if grazers switched dietary preferences and included the invasive grass as a large proportion of their diets.

Ano de publicação: 2016

Tipo de publicação: Artigo de periódico

Unidade: Embrapa Pecuária Sul

Palavras-chave: Animal herbívoro, Eragrostis plana, Erva daninha, Pastagem