Presence/absence of a keystone species as an indicator of rangeland health

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 513-519

  Krogh, Sonya N ^a   Zeisset, Michelle S ^a   Jackson, Erik ^a   Whitford, Walter G ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Banner tailed kangaroo rat; Chihuahuan Desert; Degradation threshold; Desertification; Dipodomys spectabilis; Environmental indicators

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; DESERTIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; HEATHLAND; KEYSTONE SPECIES; RANGELAND; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CHIHUAHUAN DESERT; NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

DIPODOMYS; DIPODOMYS SPECTABILIS; MACROPUS SP.;

EID: 0036492107     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2001.0900     Document Type: Article

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