Exotic plants increase and native plants decrease with loss of foundation species in sagebrush steppe

Plant Ecology

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-51

  Prevéy, Janet S ^a   Germino, Matthew J ^a   Huntly, Nancy J ^a,b   Inouye, Richard S ^a,b  

^a Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bromus tectorum; Cold desert; Exotic forbs; Foundation species; Invasion; Shrub steppe; Soil water

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COEXISTENCE; COLD REGION; DECIDUOUS TREE; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SHRUB; SOIL WATER;

IDAHO; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; BROMUS; BROMUS TECTORUM;

EID: 75949129403     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-009-9652-x     Document Type: Article

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