Branch direction in Carnegiea gigantea (Cactaceae): Regional patterns and the effect of nurse plants

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 907-910

  Drezner, Taly Dawn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Branching; Cactus; Nurse plant association; PAR interception; Saguaro; Sonoran Desert

Indexed keywords

CACTUS; DESERT; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; NURSE PLANT; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; SHADING;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CACTACEAE; CARNEGIEA GIGANTEA; RICKETTSIA SP. PAR;

EID: 1142269712     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2003.tb02224.x     Document Type: Article

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