Exploitation and conservation of ironwood (Olneya tesota) in the Sonoran desert

Ecological Applications

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 948-957

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

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA SONORA DESERT MUSEUM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE TAMAULIPAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Allometry; Biosphere Reserves; Border effects; Charcoal; Ironwood; Ironwood carvings; Population structure; Sonoran Desert

Indexed keywords

CACTACEAE; OLNEYA TESOTA; STENOCEREUS THURBERI;

CONSERVATION; GROWTH; HARVESTING; IRONWOOD; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RECRUITMENT;

MEXICO, SONORAN DESERT; USA, SONORAN DESERT;

EID: 0030614211     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(1997)007[0948:EACOIO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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