Morphology, ecophysiology, and seedling establishment for Fouquieria splendens in the northwestern Sonoran Desert

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 251-265

  Nobel, P S ^a   Zutta, B R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 uptake; Ocotillo; Population demographics; Root depth; Slope aspect; Temperature sensitivity

Indexed keywords

FOUQUIERIA SPLENDENS; ISOPTERA;

EID: 17644400732     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2004.11.002     Document Type: Article

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