Are Fabiana imbricata shrublands advancing over northwestern Patagonian grasslands? A population dynamics study involving fire and precipitation

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 83, Issue , 2012, Pages 78-85

  de Torres Curth, M I ^a   Ghermandi, L ^a   Biscayart, C ^a  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente Bariloche   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Elastiticities; Patagonian steppe; Shrub encroachment; Stochastic models

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ELASTICITY; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FOREST FIRE; GROWTH RATE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SEED PRODUCTION; SHRUB; SHRUBLAND; STEPPE; STOCHASTICITY; SURVIVAL;

PATAGONIA;

FABIANA IMBRICATA; SOLANACEAE;

EID: 84860354914     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.03.011     Document Type: Article

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