Absence of interactions between perennial bunchgrasses in a semi-arid temperate savanna: A 5-year field experiment

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 565-570

  McPherson, Guy R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Andropogon cirratus; Arizona; Bouteloua curtipendula; Coexistence; Competition; Interference; Long term experiment; Trachypogon secundus

Indexed keywords

BUNCHGRASS; SAVANNA; SPECIES INTERACTION;

ANDROPOGON; ANDROPOGON CIRRATUS; BOUTELOUA CURTIPENDULA; POACEAE; SCHIZACHYRIUM CIRRATUM; TRACHYPOGON SECUNDUS; TRACHYPOGON SPICATUS;

EID: 0030803506     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0239     Document Type: Article

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