Effects of increased soil nitrogen on the dominance of alien annual plants in the Mojave Desert

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 344-353

  Brooks, Matthew L ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Density; Fertilization; Invasive species; Nitrogen deposition; Plant communities; Soil nutrients; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DESERT; DOMINANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; PLANT COMMUNITY; POLLUTION EFFECT; SOIL NITROGEN;

CALIFORNIA; MOJAVE DESERT; UNITED STATES;

BROMUS MADRITENSIS; BROMUS RUBENS; ERODIUM CICUTARIUM; LARREA TRIDENTATA; POACEAE; SCHISMUS ARABICUS; SCHISMUS BARBATUS; TRIDENTATA;

EID: 0037800395     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2003.00789.x     Document Type: Article

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