Grasslands of the World.pdf - Disasters and Conflicts - UNEP

ELBIO BERRETTA
ELBIO BERRETTA
The South American Campos ecosystem 183
Plate 5.2a
Typical grassland scenes on the Campos of Uruguay – Campos on shallow basaltic
soil.
Plate 5.2b
Typical Grassland Scenes on the Campos of Uruguay – Campos on granitic soils.
number of species that contribute to forage production is low; the Paspalum
notatum –Axonopus compressus s association is notably the main contributor.
Forage digestibility is usually low (48–62 percent) (Ayala et al., 2001). Typical
grassland scenes on the Campos of Uruguay are shown in Plates 5.2a–f.