Effects of elevated nitrogen and exotic plant invasion on soil seed bank composition in Joshua Tree National Park

Plant Ecology

Volumn 213, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1277-1287

  Schneider, Heather E ^a   Allen, Edith B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual plant; Desert; Exotic invasive; Joshua tree national park; Schismus; Soil seed bank

Indexed keywords

SCHISMUS;

EID: 84863096595     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: 15735052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-012-0085-6     Document Type: Article

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