Runoff and erosional responses to a drought-induced shift in a desert grassland community composition

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Polyakov, V O ^a   Nearing, M A ^a   Stone, J J ^a   Hamerlynck, E P ^a   Nichols, M H ^a   Holifield Collins, C D ^a   Scott, R L ^a  

^a CARL HAYDEN BEE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DESERT; DROUGHT; EROSIVITY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRASS; GRASSLAND; HILLSLOPE; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT YIELD; SEMIARID REGION; VEGETATION COVER; WATERSHED;

ARIZONA; UNITED STATES;

ERAGROSTIS; ERAGROSTIS LEHMANNIANA; POACEAE;

EID: 77957595477     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JG001386     Document Type: Article

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