Resprout characteristics of creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) when subjected to repeated vehicle damage

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 411-429

  Gibson, Arthur C ^a   Sharifi, M Rasoul ^a   Rundel, Philip W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Disturbance; Larrea; Mojave Desert; Resprouting

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DAMAGE; DISTURBANCE; MILITARY LAND; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

MOJAVE DESERT; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

LARREA; LARREA TRIDENTATA; TRIDENTATA;

EID: 1942474499     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-1963(03)00120-4     Document Type: Article

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