Demographic consequences of chronic anthropogenic disturbance on three populations of the endangered globose cactus Coryphantha werdermannii

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 509-515

  Portilla Alonso, R M ^a   Martorell, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Conservation; Cuatro Ci negas; Land degradation; LTRE; Matrix population models; Overgrazing

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CACTUS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTURBANCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; LAND DEGRADATION; LIVESTOCK; NUMERICAL MODEL; OVERGRAZING; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; TOLERANCE; VULNERABILITY;

COAHUILA; CUATRO CIENEGAS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

CACTACEAE; CORYPHANTHA;

EID: 79952101618     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.01.015     Document Type: Article

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