Estimating forest-grassland dynamics using soil phytolith assemblages and δ13C of soil organic matter

Ecoscience

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 478-488

  Kerns, B K ^a   Moore, M M ^a   Hart, S C ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

C3; C4; Forest understory; Grasslands; Non metric multidimensional scaling; Northern Arizona; Opal; Phytolith assemblages; Pinus ponderosa; C13C

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; FOREST; GRASSLAND; PALEOECOLOGY; PHYTOLITH; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ARIZONA; UNITED STATES;

BROMUS; KOELERIA; PINUS PONDEROSA; POACEAE;

EID: 0035676553     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2001.11682678     Document Type: Article

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