PRECIPITATION EVENT SIZE CONTROLS ON LONG-TERM ABUNDANCE OF OPUNTIA POLYACANTHA (PLAINS PRICKLY-PEAR) IN GREAT PLAINS GRASSLANDS
Opuntia polyacantha Haw. (plains prickly-pear) is a common cactus in the Great Plains of North America. We used two data sets, from Montana and Colorado, to test the hypothesis that there is a range of precipitation event sizes upon which O. polyacantha specializes. Events smaller than this range (&...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Great Plains Research. - Center for Great Plains Studies. - 19(2009), 1, Seite 55-64 |
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2009
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Great Plains Research |
| Schlagworte: | Biological sciences Physical sciences Environmental studies |
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