Frequencies, microclimate and root properties for three codominant perennials in the northwestern Sonoran Desert on north- vs. south-facing slopes

Annals of Botany

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 731-739

  Nobel, Park S ^a   Linton, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agave deserti; Encelia farinosa; Pleuraphis rigida; Rooting patterns; Soil temperature; Sonoran Desert; Water availability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031457706     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1997.0508     Document Type: Article

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