Biotic soil crusts in relation to topography, cheatgrass and fire in the Columbia Basin, Washington

Bryologist

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 706-722

  Ponzetti, Jeanne M ^a   McCune, Bruce ^b   Pyke, David A ^c  

^a Oregon State University ^*  (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Biotic soil crusts; Cheatgrass; Columbia Basin; Community composition; Fire; Microbiotic crusts; Soil bryophytes; Soil lichens; Washington

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; BROMUS; BROMUS TECTORUM; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES;

EID: 37349002429     PISSN: 00072745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1639/0007-2745(2007)110[706:BSCIRT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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