Soil-vegetation-climate interactions in arid landscapes: Effects of the North American monsoon on grass recruitment

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 618-623

  Peters, Debra P C ^a   Herrick, Jeffrey E ^a   Monger, H Curtis ^b   Huang, Haitao ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bouteloua eriopoda; Chihuahuan Desert; Perennial grass; Plant soil feedbacks; Simulation model; State change

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; CLAY SOIL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; GRASS; LANDSCAPE; MODEL TEST; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL WATER; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION; VEGETATION TYPE;

CHIHUAHUAN DESERT;

BOUTELOUA ERIOPODA;

EID: 76849109179     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.09.015     Document Type: Article

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