Horizontal and vertical zones of influence for root systems of four Mojave Desert shrubs

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 586-603

  Hartle, R T ^a,b   Fernandez, G C J ^a   Nowak, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambrosia dumosa; Creosote bush; Larrea tridentata; Lateral root spread; Lycium andersonii; Lycium pallidum

Indexed keywords

DESERT; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; ROOT SYSTEM; SHRUB; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

MOJAVE DESERT; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMBROSIA; AMBROSIA DUMOSA; LARREA; LARREA TRIDENTATA; LYCIUM; LYCIUM ANDERSONII; LYCIUM PALLIDUM;

EID: 28844473207     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.06.021     Document Type: Article

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