Desertification and animal biodiversity in the desert grasslands of North America

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 709-720

  Whitford, Walter G ^a,b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Breeding birds; Desert grasslands; Desertification; Exotic species; Rodents

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DESERT GRASSLAND; DESERTIFICATION; SMALL MAMMAL; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ARIZONA; USA;

DIPODOMYS SPECTABILIS; ERAGROSTIS LEHMANNIANA; POACEAE;

EID: 0031449584     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1997.0313     Document Type: Article

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