Demography of Bouteloua gracilis in a mixed prairie: Analysis of genets and individuals

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 233-243

  Fair, Julie ^a   Lauenroth, W K ^a   Coffin, D P ^a  

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

Author keywords

Clonal fragmentation; Grassland; Mortality; Plants; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

UNITED STATES;

DEMOGRAPHY; GENET; GRASS; PRAIRIE; RECRUITMENT;

BOUTELOUA GRACILIS;

EID: 0032907484     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1999.00344.x     Document Type: Article

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