Age and population structure of Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) in the northwestern Mojave Desert

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 202-208

  Gilliland, Kimberly D ^a   Huntly, Nancy J ^a   Anderson, J E ^a  

^a Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Demography; Growth rate; Joshua tree; Mojave Desert; Population structure; Yucca brevifolia

Indexed keywords

YUCCA BREVIFOLIA;

EID: 33744479179     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3398/1527-0904(2006)66[202:AAPSOJ]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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