Ecosystem change along a woody invasion chronosequence in a California grassland

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 290-306

  Zavaleta, E S ^a,b   Kettley, L S ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baccharis pilularis; California grassland; Carbon storage; Climate change; Ecosystem engineer; Nitrogen; Quercus agrifolia; Woody invasion

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; GRASSLAND; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SHRUB;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BACCHARIS; BACCHARIS PILULARIS; QUERCUS; QUERCUS AGRIFOLIA;

EID: 33646113585     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.11.008     Document Type: Article

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