Why do plants in resource-deprived environments form rings?

Ecological Complexity

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 192-200

  Sheffer, E ^a   Yizhaq, H ^a   Gilad, E ^a   Shachak, M ^a   Meron, E ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Poa bulbosa Central die back L.; Ring; Vegetation pattern formation; Water limited systems

Indexed keywords

POA; POA BULBOSA;

EID: 34548676792     PISSN: 1476945X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2007.06.008     Document Type: Article

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