Effect of adult neighbours on regeneration and performance of surface vegetation for control of sand drift in Indian desert

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 353-363

  Singh, G ^a   Bala, N ^a   Rathod, T R ^a   Chouhan, S ^a  

^a ARID FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Arid region; Cassia angustifolia; Neighbour presence; Regeneration; Seed trapping; Soil water content

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; BIOMASS; SAND; SEED; SOILS; VEGETATION; WATER;

GROWTH VARIABLES; SOIL WATER CONTENT (SWC);

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ARID ENVIRONMENT; EROSION CONTROL; REGENERATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOIL WATER; VEGETATION COVER;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; DESERT; GROWTH; INDIA; LIVESTOCK; MICROCLIMATE; REGENERATION; SEEDLING; SURVIVAL; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WATER CONTENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

ACACIA; ACACIA TORTILIS; CASSIA; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS JULIFLORA; SENNA ALEXANDRINA;

EID: 0347089188     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892903000377     Document Type: Article

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