Woody vegetation expansion in a desert grassland: Prehistoric human impact?

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 458-472

  Briggs, J M ^a   Schaafsma, H ^a   Trenkov, D ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial photographs; Desert grasslands; GIS; Prehistoric humans; Woody cover

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DESERT; GIS; GRASSLAND; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PREHISTORIC; RANGE EXPANSION; SAVANNA; SOIL TYPE; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WOODY PLANT;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CACTACEAE; JUNIPERUS; PROSOPIS;

EID: 33846601470     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.10.012     Document Type: Article

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