Three grasslands located in a topographic catena in the southeast of La Pampa, Argentina

  • E. Cano Universidad Nacional de La Pampa, Facultad de Agronomía, Cátedra de Ecología Vegetal y Fitogeografía
  • H. D. Estelrich Universidad Nacional de La Pampa, Facultad de Agronomía, Cátedra de Ecología Vegetal y Fitogeografía
  • B. Fernández Universidad Nacional de La Pampa, Facultad de Agronomía, Cátedra de Ecología Vegetal y Fitogeografía
  • E. Morici Universidad Nacional de La Pampa, Facultad de Agronomía, Cátedra de Ecología Vegetal y Fitogeografía

Keywords:

pastizales, La Pampa

Abstract

This study was made in the Ea. Los Guadales-Department Caleu- Caleu, in the southeastern region of La Pampa where the landscape is mainly formed by one plateau, slopes and depressions. Three different grasslands were studied in a soft slope, along a topographical profile. In the upper site there is a perennial winter grasslands dominated by Stipa tenuis a short, native grass. Standing crop reached 215,5 gDM/m2. In the slope it grows an intermediate summer grassland dominated by Pappophorum caespitosum, a perennial warm grass. Standing crop totalized 310,5 gDM/m2. In the botton landthere is an intermediate winter grassland dominated by Stipa brachychaeta a perennial native species. Standing crop reached 469,1 gMS/m2.

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Published

2020-07-07

How to Cite

Cano, E., Estelrich, H. D., Fernández, B., & Morici, E. (2020). Three grasslands located in a topographic catena in the southeast of La Pampa, Argentina. Semiárida, 3(2), 85–95. Retrieved from https://ojs.unlpam.edu.ar/ojs/index.php/semiarida/article/view/5119

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