Effect of soil microtopography on seed bank distribution in the shrub-steppe

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 14-24

  Boudell, Jere A ^a   Link, Steven O ^a   Johansen, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artemisia tridentata; Bromus tectorum; Cryptogamic crusts; Seed banks; Shrub steppe

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; BROMUS TECTORUM;

EID: 0036211413     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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