Cacti-shrub interactions in the coastal desert of northern Sinaloa, Mexico

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 431-445

  Reyes Olivas, Alvaro ^a,b   García Moya, Edmundo ^b   López Mata, Lauro ^b  

^a Esc Sup de Agric Valle del Fuerte   (Mexico)

^b Especialidad de Botánica   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cacti; Coastal deserts; Nurse effect; Sinaloa M xico; Stones

Indexed keywords

CACTUS; COASTAL ZONE; DESERT; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; SHRUB;

MEXICO; SINALOA STATE;

CACTACEAE;

EID: 0036896897     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2002.1018     Document Type: Article

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