Growth of Prosopis glandulosa in response to changes in aboveground and belowground interference

Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1222-1229

  Van Auken, O W ^a   Bush, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aboveground and belowground interference; Bouteloua curtipendula; Grasslands; Mesquite; Prosopis glandulosa; Root competition; Shoot competition; Side oats grama; Texas grasslands; Woody plant growth

Indexed keywords

AVENA; BOUTELOUA; BOUTELOUA CURTIPENDULA; BOUTELOUA CURTIPENDULA CURTIPENDULA; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS GLANDULOSA; MIMOSACEAE; POACEAE;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS; GRASSLAND; MESQUITE; WOODY PLANT;

USA, TEXAS;

EID: 0030613891     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[1222:GOPGIR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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