Association of overstory plant canopies and native grasses in southern Arizona

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 441-449

  Livingston, Margaret ^a   Roundy, Bruce A ^b   Smith, Steven E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cover; density; Digitaria californica; Eragrostis intermedia; Muhlenbergia ported; understory

Indexed keywords

ARIZONA COTTONTOP; BUSH MUHLY; PLAINS LOVEGRASS;

USA, ARIZONA, SONORAN DESERT;

DIGITARIA CALIFORNICA; ERAGROSTIS INTERMEDIA; MUHLENBERGIA PORTERI; POACEAE;

EID: 0031082087     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0160     Document Type: Article

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