The impact of altered precipitation variability on annual weed species

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1625-1629

  Robinson, Todd M P ^a   Gross, Katherine L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual weeds; Chenopodiaceae; Chenopodium album; Climate change; Poaceae; Precipitation variability; Setaria faberi

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DICOTYLEDON; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; WEED;

ACER PENSYLVANICUM; AMARANTHACEAE; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; POACEAE; SETARIA (PLANT); SETARIA FABERI;

EID: 78049250434     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1000125     Document Type: Article

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