Post-fire primary production and plant community dynamics in chaparral stands exposed to varying levels of nitrogen deposition

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 310-314

  Pasquini, S C ^a   Vourlitis, G L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenostoma fasciculatum; Air pollution; Ceanothus crassifolius; Ceanothus greggii; Disturbance; Mediterranean type ecosystems; Secondary succession; Semi arid shrublands

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHAPARRAL; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DISTURBANCE; GROWTH RATE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYTOMASS; PLANT COMMUNITY; SHRUBLAND;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ADENOSTOMA FASCICULATUM; CEANOTHUS; CEANOTHUS CRASSIFOLIUS; CEANOTHUS GREGGII;

EID: 71549143800     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.08.013     Document Type: Article

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