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| Author(s): |
Chiba de Castro, Wagner Antonio
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Moitas, Marcel Loyo
;
Lobato, Gabriela Monteiro
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da Cunha-Santino, Marcela Bianchessi
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da Silva Matos, Dalva Maria
Total Authors: 5
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Biota Neotropica; v. 13, n. 4, p. 3-pg., 2013-10-01. |
| Abstract | |
Invasive species can cause structural and functional changes in their non-native habitats, such as changes in the trophic chain. We describe ramet herbivory of butterfly ginger, an aggressive aquatic weed in Brazil, by capybaras in a floodplain area of a Cerrado reserve. This is the first record of herbivory of H. coronarium in invaded areas. Capybaras could be using the butterfly ginger as habitat and as a food resource, which could cause changes in apparent competition between these invasive and native macrophytes. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 12/09485-4 - Ecology of invasive Hedychium coronarium J. Köenig (Zingiberaceae) |
| Grantee: | Wagner Antonio Chiba de Castro |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |