Regeneration cycles of the keystone species Carnegiea gigantea are linked to worldwide volcanism

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 587-596

  Drezner, Taly Dawn ^a   Balling Robert Jr , C ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Cactaceae; Carnegiea gigantea; Global climate; Krakatau; Plant climate interaction; Population structure; Saguaro cactus; USA

Indexed keywords

CACTUS; KEYSTONE SPECIES; POPULATION CYCLE; REGENERATION; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM;

NORTH AMERICA; SONORAN DESERT;

CACTACEAE; CARNEGIEA GIGANTEA;

EID: 59649091745     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2008-8-18430     Document Type: Article

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