Landform influences on the resistance of grasslands to shrub encroachment, northern chihuahuan desert, USA

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Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 507-513

  Rachal, David M ^a   Monger, H Curtis ^a   Okin, G S ^b   Peters, Debra C ^c  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arid geomorphology; Chihuahuan desert; Desertification; Grassland resistance; Shrub encroachment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870535035     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17445647     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2012.727593     Document Type: Article

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