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Reciprocal facilitation between ants and small mammals in tidal marshes by Canepuccia, Alejandro D., Hidalgo, Fernando J., Fanjul, Eugenia, Iribarne, Oscar O.

“…The role of facilitation in shaping natural communities has primarily been studied in the context of plant assemblages, while its relevance for mobile animals…”
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Global distribution and richness of terrestrial mammals in tidal marshes by Canepuccia, Alejandro D., Fanjul, María Sol, Iribarne, Oscar O.

“…Aim Understanding the determinants of species distribution and richness is key to explaining global ecological patterns. We examined the current knowledge…”
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The Intertidal Burrowing Crab Neohelice (=Chasmagnathus) granulata Positively Affects Foraging of Rodents in South Western Atlantic Salt Marshes by Canepuccia, Alejandro D., Fanjul, Maria S., Fanjul, Eugenia, Botto, Florencia, Iribarne, Oscar O.

“…The role of positive and indirect interactions is often crucial in communities with intense abiotic stress such as salt marshes. The burrowing crab, Neohelice…”
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GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION IN THE DIET OF GEOFFROY'S CAT (ONCIFELIS GEOFFROYI) IN PAMPAS GRASSLAND OF ARGENTINA by Manfredi, Claudia, Lucherini, Mauro, Canepuccia, Alejandro D., Casanave, Emma B.

“…Geoffroy's cat (Oncifelis geoffroyi) is a little-known South American felid. We report here the first detailed data on its food habits and variations among 3…”
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Effects of Spartina Wrack on Surface-Active Arthropod Assemblage Under Different Environmental Contexts in Southwest Atlantic Salt Marshes by Montemayor, Diana I., Canepuccia, Alejandro D., Farina, Juan, Addino, Mariana, Valiñas, Macarena, Iribarne, Oscar O.

“…Large amounts of tidally accumulated detritus (i.e., wrack) are an important source of disturbance affecting different abiotic and biotic characteristics in…”
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Driving forces behind latitudinal variations in plant–herbivore interactions in SW Atlantic salt marshes by Canepuccia, Alejandro D., Farina, Juan L., Fanjul, Eugenia, Botto, Florencia, Pascual, Jesus, Iribarne, Oscar

“…Despite long-standing interest in the hypothesis that the strength of plant–herbivore interactions decreases at higher latitude, supporting evidence is scarce…”
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Temporal variation in positive and negative interactions between marsh herbivores mediated by changes in plant traits by Canepuccia, Alejandro D., Alemany, Daniela, Vidal, Esteban Espinosa, Alvarez, M. Fernanda, Iribarne, Oscar O.

“…Studies on bidirectional benefactor−beneficiary interactions between organisms have generally neglected the importance of this feedback in trophic levels other…”
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Rainfall intensity modulates the interaction between the marsh cordgrass Spartina densiflora and the mouse Akodon azarae by Pascual, Jesús, Canepuccia, Alejandro D., Alberti, Juan, Daleo, Pedro, Iribarne, Oscar

“…Changes in rainfall patterns caused by anthropogenic global climate change or planetary-scale events, such as the El Niño Southern Oscillation, can…”
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Aboveground Biomass Patterns of Dominant Spartina Species and Their Relationship with Selected Abiotic Variables in Argentinean SW Atlantic Marshes by Montemayor, Diana I, Canepuccia, Alejandro D, Pascual, Jesus, Iribarne, Oscar O

“…Salt marsh zonation patterns generate different abiotic and biotic conditions that can accentuate species inherent differences in primary production and…”
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Environmental Harshness Decreases ant β-Diversity Between Salt Marsh and Neighboring Upland Environments by Canepuccia, Alejandro D., Hidalgo, Fernando, Farina, Juan L., Cuezzo, Fabiana, Iribarne, Oscar O.

“…Understanding how wetland organisms interact with neighbor habitats along environmental gradients is important to recognize wetland integrity and its…”
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ENSO episodes modify plant/terrestrial–herbivore interactions in a southwestern Atlantic salt marsh by Canepuccia, Alejandro D., Alberti, Juan, Pascual, Jesus, Alvarez, Graciela, Cebrian, Just, Iribarne, Oscar O.

“…Hemisphere scale events such as El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) can alter rainfall regimes worldwide, with important effects on species abundance and…”
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Small Mammals Along SW-Atlantic Marshes: Diversity Correlates with Inland Habitats but Abundance Correlates with Marsh Characteristics by Canepuccia, Alejandro D., Pascual, Jesús, Biondi, Laura M., Iribarne, Oscar O.

“…Tidal marshes are narrow wetlands distributed worldwide between the ocean and a variety of inland-habitats. The high diversity of interacting terrestrial…”
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Dissimilarity in plant species diversity between salt marsh and neighboring environments decreases as environmental harshness increases by Canepuccia, Alejandro D., Pérez, Claudio F., Farina, Juan L., Alemany, Daniela, Iribarne, Oscar O.

“…How species similarity changes between habitats along environmental gradients is still a central challenge in ecological studies. We assessed whether marsh…”
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A stem-boring moth drives detritus production in SW Atlantic marshes by Canepuccia, Alejandro D., Montemayor, Diana, Pascual, Jesus, Farina, Juan L., Iribarne, Oscar O.

“…Boundary habitats are frequently hotspots for the production and flow of organic matter (OM) and exert strong effects on ecological processes in the habitats…”
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Ecosystem engineering by burrowing crabs increases cordgrass mortality caused by stem-boring insects by Canepuccia, Alejandro D., Alberti, Juan, Daleo, Pedro, Pascual, Jesus, Farina, Juan L., Iribarne, Oscar O.

“…Some studies have shown that the balance between top-down and bottom-up processes is context dependent, but few have tested how biotic interactions can affect…”
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Positive interactions of the smooth cordgrass Spartina alterniflora on the mud snail Heleobia australis, in South Western Atlantic salt marshes by Canepuccia, Alejandro D., Escapa, Mauricio, Daleo, Pedro, Alberti, Juan, Botto, Florencia, Iribarne, Oscar O.

“…The role of positive interactions is often crucial in communities with intense abiotic stress such as intertidal environments. Grasses acting as ecosystem…”
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Waterbird Response to Changes in Habitat Area and Diversity Generated by Rainfall in a SW Atlantic Coastal Lagoon by Canepuccia, Alejandro D, Isacch, Juan P, Gagliardini, Domingo A, Escalante, Alicia H, Iribarne, Oscar O

“…The rainfall regime of the Pampas region of Argentina shows a long-term cyclic behavior that has increased in intensity over the historical mean during the…”
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Black fire ant mounds modify soil properties and enhanced plant growth in a salt marsh in Argentina by Hidalgo, Fernando J., Canepuccia, Alejandro D., Arcusa, Juan, Fanjul, Eugenia, Álvarez, Graciela, Iribarne, Oscar O.

“…The effects of mound building ants on soil and vegetation have been described worldwide; however, few studies have explored their effects in salt marsh…”
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