Influence of climatic variability on local population dynamics of a Sonoran Desert platyopuntia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 193-210

  Bowers, J E ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Demography; El Ni o Southern Oscillation; Longevity; Pacific Decadal Oscillation; Survivorship; Turnover

Indexed keywords

CACTUS; CLIMATE VARIATION; DESERT; LONGEVITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

NORTH AMERICA; SONORAN DESERT; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CACTACEAE; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA ENGELMANNII;

EID: 25444486389     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2004.09.003     Document Type: Article

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