Transitions from grassland to savanna under drought through passive facilitation by grasses

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 937-946

  De Dios, Víctor Resco ^a   Weltzin, Jake F ^e,f   Sun, Wei ^b,c   Huxman, Travis E ^d   Williams, David G ^c  

^a WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e National Phenology Network   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Grass litter; Plant mortality; Precipitation shifts; Seedling establishment; Tree grass interactions; Woody plant encroachment

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DROUGHT; EMERGENCE; GRASS; GRASSLAND; LAND COVER; SAVANNA; SEED; SEMIARID REGION; SUMMER; SURVIVAL; WATER STRESS; WATER SUPPLY;

ARIZONA; NEW MEXICO; SANTA RITA; SONORAN DESERT; TUCSON; UNITED STATES;

HETEROPOGON CONTORTUS; POACEAE; PROSOPIS VELUTINA;

EID: 84984577419     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12164     Document Type: Article

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