Stem demography of Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana in vegetation arcs and associated bare areas

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 901-910

  Lopez Portillo J ^a   Montana C ^a   Ezcurra, E ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chihuahuan desert; Contracted vegetation pattern; Herbivory; Life form; Mexico; Removal experiment

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; NEOTOMA; POACEAE; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS GLANDULOSA;

EID: 0030436618     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3236465     Document Type: Article

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