Density dependent responses of Cacti, Cylindropuntia bigelovii and C. echinocarpa (Cactaceae), in the desert of Southern California, USA

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 609-619

  Ebert, T A ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Stress tolerancerce; Survival; Weibull function

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; CACTUS; DESERT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SONORAN DESERT; UNITED STATES;

CACTACEAE;

EID: 33646552750     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.11.013     Document Type: Article

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