Dominance and environmental correlates of alien annual plants in the Mojave Desert, USA

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 67, Issue SUPPL., 2006, Pages 100-124

  Brooks, M L ^a   Berry, K H ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR   (United States)

^b Box Springs Field Station ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Diversity; Fire; Invasive; Productivity; Roads

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALTITUDINAL ZONATION; ANNUAL PLANT; BIOMASS; CORRELATION; DESERT; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST FIRE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RAINFALL; SHRUB; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

MOJAVE DESERT; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BROMUS; BROMUS RUBENS; ERODIUM CICUTARIUM; GOPHERUS AGASSIZII; SCHISMUS; SCHISMUS ARABICUS; SCHISMUS BARBATUS;

EID: 33845230185     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.09.021     Document Type: Article

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