Flood pulsing and metacommunity dynamics in a desert riparian ecosystem

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 373-380

  Boudell, Jere A ^a   Stromberg, Juliet C ^b  

^a CLAYTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community dynamics; Disturbance dynamics; Population dynamics; Seed bank; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DESERT; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DISPERSAL; FLOODING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROPAGULE; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SEED BANK; SEED DISPERSAL; SOIL DEPTH;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53549103029     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2008-8-18377     Document Type: Article

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