Effect of herbivorous rodents (cavies and tuco-tucos) on a shrub community in the Monte Desert, Argentina
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The importance of tuco-tucos (Ctenomys eremophilus) and cavies (Microcavia australis) as herbivores in the Monte Desert was assessed on a creosotebush community dominated by Larrea cuneifolia. Herbivory by tuco-tucos or cavies affected 35% of the total plants. The most highly damaged plant species was Atriplex lampa, followed by Larrea cuneifolia and Lycium sp. The level of damage caused by Ctenomys was higher than that produced by cavies.
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