Woody invasion of grasslands: Evidence that CO2 enrichment indirectly promotes establishment of Prosopis glandulosa

Plant Ecology

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-94

  Polley, H Wayne ^a   Johnson, Hyrum B ^a   Tischler, Charles R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Emergence; Seedling survival; Southwestern U.S.; Water relations; Woody plant invasion

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; GRASSLAND; INVASIBILITY; SOIL WATER; WATER RELATIONS; WOODY PLANT;

UNITED STATES;

POACEAE; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS GLANDULOSA;

EID: 0037284692     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021271226866     Document Type: Article

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