Factors affecting exotic annual plant cover and richness along roadsides in the eastern Mojave Desert, USA

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 702-707

  Craig, Donovan J ^a   Craig, Jill E ^a   Abella, Scott R ^a   Vanier, Cheryl H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Invasibility; Microhabitat; Transportation corridor

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIBILITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; MICROHABITAT; NATIVE SPECIES; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SAMPLING; SHRUB; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY;

MOJAVE DESERT; UNITED STATES;

AMBROSIA; AMBROSIA DUMOSA; LARREA; LARREA TRIDENTATA;

EID: 77649181423     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.10.012     Document Type: Article

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