Geographic patterns of simulated establishment of two Bouteloua species: Implications for distributions of dominants and ecotones

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 343-356

  Minnick, Tamera J ^a,b   Coffin, Debra P ^a,c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bouteloua eriopoda; Bouteloua gracilis; Chihuahuan desert grassland; Climate change; Geographic distribution; Shortgrass steppe; Simulation model

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; GERMINATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

NORTH AMERICA;

BOUTELOUA ERIOPODA;

EID: 0032780008     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237063     Document Type: Article

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