Long-term vegetation response to mesquite removal in Desert Grassland

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 686-697

  McClaran, M P ^a   Angell, D L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Balanced competition; Burroweed; Santa Rita Experimental Range; Woody plant grass coexistence

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DESERT; GRASSLAND; SHRUB; VEGETATION;

ARIZONA; NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; SANTA RITA; UNITED STATES;

ARISTIDA; ISOCOMA TENUISECTA; POACEAE; PROSOPIS;

EID: 33646556468     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.12.010     Document Type: Article

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