Adaptations of Stipagrostis species to desert dunes

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 297-311

  Danin, Avinoam ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

diaspore; dragged; glide; nebka; orthogeocorm; sand accretion; Stipagrostis

Indexed keywords

STIPAGROSTIS; POACEAE;

DESERT; DIASPORE; DUNE; WIND DISPERSAL;

EID: 0030274185     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0111     Document Type: Article

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