Growth of Prosopis caldenia seedlings in the field as related to grazing history of the site and in a greenhouse as related to different levels of competition from Stipa tenuis

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 251-257

  Distel, R A ^a   Pelaez D V ^b   Boo R M ^b   Mayor, M D ^a   Elia O R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

^b Comn de Invest Científicas ^*

Author keywords

Argentina; Grazing; Inter competition; Prosopis caldenia; Protection; Shrub encroachment; Stipa tenuis

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; GRAZING; SEMI-ARID ENVIRONMENT; SHRUBLAND;

ARGENTINA;

PROSOPIS CALDENIA; STIPA TENUIS;

EID: 0029731130     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0021     Document Type: Article

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