Eco-evolutionary responses of Bromus tectorum to climate change: Implications for biological invasions

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1374-1387

  Zelikova, Tamara J ^a,b   Hufbauer, Ruth A ^c   Reed, Sasha C ^a   Wertin, Timothy ^a,d   Fettig, Christa ^c   Belnap, Jayne ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bromus tectorum; Cheatgrass; Climate change; Colorado Plateau; Phenology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886300599     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.542     Document Type: Article

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