Succession of desert plants on debris flow terraces, Grand Canyon, Arizona, U.S.A.

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-86

  Bowers, Janice E ^a   Webb, Robert H ^a   Pierson, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

debris flows; desert scrub; Grand Canyon National Park; life history strategies; longevity; seed dispersal; succession

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS FLOW TERRACE; DESERT PLANT; SUCCESSION;

USA, ARIZONA, GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 0031128665     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0197     Document Type: Article

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