Structure and function of the Namib dune grasslands: characteristics of the environmental gradients and species distributions

(1) Associations of perennial grasses on dune slopes in the Namib Desert were studied across a complex environmental gradient from the Atlantic Ocean (west) to the base of the Great Escarpment of Africa (east). (2) The number of storms with measurable precipitation increased from the sea inland. In...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of ecology 1988-09, Vol.76 (3), p.744-758
1. Verfasser:	Yeaton, R.I
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Biological and medical sciences Deserts Dune grasslands duneland plants Dunes environmental factors Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Grasses perennials plant communities Plants Poaceae Rain Sand Sloping terrain Soil water Synecology Terrestrial ecosystems xerophytes Xylem
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