Seedling responses to water pulses in shrubs with contrasting histories of grassland encroachment

Woody plant encroachment into grasslands has occurred worldwide, but it is unclear why some tree and shrub species have been markedly more successful than others. For example, Prosopis velutina has proliferated in many grasslands of the Sonoran Desert in North America over the past century, while ot...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2014-01, Vol.9 (1), p.e87278-e87278
Hauptverfasser:	Woods, Steven R, Archer, Steven R, Schwinning, Susan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acacia - growth & development Acacia greggii Adults Analysis of Variance Arizona Biology Desert Climate Desert environments Deserts Drought Droughts Ecology Ecosystem Elongation Encroachment Environmental conditions Germination Grasslands Growth rate Larrea tridentata Life history Mimicry Moisture content Mortality Native species Natural resources Population Dynamics Precipitation Precipitation patterns Prosopis Prosopis - growth & development Prosopis glandulosa Prosopis velutina Rain Rainfall Range management Recruitment Seedlings Seedlings - growth & development Seeds Shrubs Soil moisture Soil sciences Soil water Species Species Specificity Studies Survival Trees Water Cycle Water shortages Water supply Water treatment
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