Can biological invasions induce desertification?

New Phytologist

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 512-515

  Ravi, Sujith ^a   D'Odorico, Paolo ^b   Collins, Scott L ^c   Huxman, Travis E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Desertification; Fire; Global change; Resource redistribution

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LETTER; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 58249097182     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02736.x     Document Type: Letter

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