Effects of fire and environmental variables on plant structure and composition in grazed salt desert shrublands of the Great Basin (USA)

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 73, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 643-650

  Haubensak, K ^a   D'Antonio, C ^a   Wixon, D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cheatgrass; Fire; Grass fire cycle; Great Basin; Invasion; Non native grasses; Post fire recovery; Shrub recruitment

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GLOBAL CHANGE; GRAZING; RECOVERY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SHRUB; SHRUBLAND; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL PROFILE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WILDFIRE;

BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE; GREAT BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA SPINESCENS; ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX CONFERTIFOLIA; BROMUS; BROMUS TECTORUM; POACEAE;

EID: 64649089933     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.12.020     Document Type: Article

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