Structure of vegetation patches in northwestern Patagonia, Argentina

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3017-3041

  Busso, C A ^a   Bonvissuto, G L ^b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b Inst Nac de Tecnol Agropecuaria   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Arid and semiarid lands; Perennial grasses and shrubs; Qualitative and quantitative analytical plant characteristics; Regression analysis

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; DESERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PATCH SIZE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SHRUB; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX LAMPA; CABRERA; GRINDELIA; GRINDELIA CHILOENSIS; JUNELLIA; LARREA; LARREA DIVARICATA; LYCIUM; LYCIUM CHILENSE; POACEAE; STIPA;

EID: 70350618333     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-009-9622-6     Document Type: Article

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