Seed reserves diluted during surface soil reclamation in eastern Mojave Desert

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-13

  Scoles Sciulla, Sara J ^a   DeFalco, Lesley A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lake mead; Restoration; Revegetation; Seed bank

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GERMINATION; REVEGETATION; SEED BANK; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL REMEDIATION;

MOJAVE DESERT; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60549103552     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: 15324990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324980802598698     Document Type: Article

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