Plant responses, climate pivot points, and trade-offs in water-limited ecosystems

Ecosphere

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Munson, Seth M ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arid; Chihuahuan Desert; Climate change; Colorado Plateau; Cross site; Desertification; Early warning sign; Long term monitoring; Plant canopy cover; Sonoran Desert

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901002905     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21508925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/ES13-00132.1     Document Type: Article

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