On the spatial pattern of soil nutrients in desert ecosystems
On the spatial pattern of soil nutrients in desert ecosystems
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DOI:
10.2307/2265615
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发表时间:
1996-03-01
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影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Cross, AE
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作者:
Schlesinger, WH;Raikes, JA;Cross, AE
We examined the spatial distribution of soil nutrients in desert ecosystems of the southwestern United States to test the hypothesis that the invasion of semiarid grasslands by desert shrubs is associated with the development of ''islands of fertility'' under shrubs. In grasslands of the Chihuahuan Desert of New Mexico, 35-76% of the variation in soil N was found at distances