Invasive plants and plant diversity as affected by groundwater depth and microtopography in the Great Basin

Ecohydrology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 648-655

  Mata Gonzalez R ^a   Martin, D W ^b   Mclendon, T ^c   Trlica, M J ^d   Pearce, R A ^e  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER   (United States)

^c Consultant ^*  (United States)

^d Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^e USDA NRCS   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual weeds; Bassia hyssopifolia; Exotic species; Owens Valley; Salsola tragus; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL WEEDS; BASSIA HYSSOPIFOLIA; EXOTIC SPECIES; OWENS VALLEY; SALSOLA TRAGUS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER; PLANTS (BOTANY);

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

GROUNDWATER; INVASIVE SPECIES; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; PLANT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; WEED;

CALIFORNIA; GREAT BASIN; OWENS VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

BASSIA HYSSOPIFOLIA; SALSOLA; SALSOLA TRAGUS;

EID: 84867404385     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.252     Document Type: Article

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