Effects of rock climbing on cliff plant communities at Joshua Tree National Park, California

Conservation Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1302-1306

  Camp, Richard J ^a   Knight, Richard L ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIFF; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; PLANT COMMUNITY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

CALIFORNIA; JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK; UNITED STATES;

BROMUS; BROMUS MADRITENSIS; CACTACEAE; ERICAMERIA CUNEATA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS CORNELIUS-MULLERI;

EID: 0032412906     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.1998.97363.x     Document Type: Article

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