The importance of Olneya tesota as a nurse plant in the Sonoran desert

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 635-644

  Suzán, Humberto ^a,c   Nabhan, Gary P ^b   Patten, Duncan T ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA SONORA DESERT MUSEUM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE TAMAULIPAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Lophocercus schottii; Nurse phenomenon; Peniocereus striatus; Stem temperature

Indexed keywords

OLNEYA TESOTA; LOPHOCEREUS SCHOTTI; PENIOCEREUS STRIATUS;

HABITAT MODIFICATION; IRONWOOD; NURSE PLANT;

USA, ARIZONA, SONORAN DESERT;

EID: 0030301190     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3236375     Document Type: Article

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