Fire and grazing in a shrub-invaded arid grassland community: Independent or interactive ecological effects?

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-28

  Valone, Thomas J ^a   Kelt, Douglas A ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Diversity; Fire; Grazing; Plant; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; FIRE; GRASSLAND; GRAZING PRESSURE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 0032840598     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1999.0500     Document Type: Article

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