Comparative performance of the giant cardon cactus (Pachycereus pringlei) seedlings under two leguminous nurse plant species

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 351-362

  Suzan Azpiri H ^a   Sosa, V J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cardon; Columnar cacti; Facilitation; Ironwood; Mesquite; Nurse plants

Indexed keywords

CACTUS; DESERT; RECRUITMENT; SURVIVAL;

NORTH AMERICA; SONORAN DESERT;

CACTACEAE; OLNEYA TESOTA; PACHYCEREUS PRINGLEI; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS GLANDULOSA;

EID: 31544439353     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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