Effects of livestock removal and perennial grass recovery on the lizards of a desertified arid grassland

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 87-95

  Castellano, M J ^a,b   Valone, T J ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Desertification; Livestock grazing; Shrub encroachment; Tail autotomy

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DESERTIFICATION; GRAZING; LIZARD; VEGETATION COVER;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PHRYNOSOMA MODESTUM; SCELOPORUS UNDULATUS; SQUAMATA; UTA STANSBURIANA;

EID: 33645216492     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.10.016     Document Type: Article

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