Ecosystem response to removal of exotic riparian shrubs and a transition to upland vegetation

Plant Ecology

Volumn 212, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1243-1261

  Reynolds, Lindsay V ^a   Cooper, David J ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Elaeagnus angustifolia; Riparian ground water; Seed inputs; Soil nitrogen; Soil seed banks; Tamarix spp.

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DICOTYLEDON; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; EVERGREEN TREE; FLOODPLAIN; FLORISTICS; GROUNDWATER; PLANT COMMUNITY; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SEED BANK; SEED RAIN; SHRUB; SOIL NITROGEN; UPLAND REGION; WATER LEVEL;

ARIZONA; UNITED STATES;

ELAEAGNUS ANGUSTIFOLIA; TAMARICACEAE; TAMARIX;

EID: 79960321108     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-011-9901-7     Document Type: Article

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