How desertification affects nitrogen limitation of primary production on Chihuahuan Desert watersheds
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Whitford, WG; Reynolds, JF; Cunningham, GL
Published in: General Technical Report - US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
January 1, 1987
It is hypothesized that the shift from perennial clump grasses to shrub dominated ecosystems in the Chihuahuan Desert has resulted in a change from predominantly water limited ecosystems to nitrogen-water limited ecosystems. In shrublands N and water are concentrated in patches under individual shrubs. This patchiness affects the temporal linkage between water inupts and N availability. Nitrogen and water availability are also affected by redistribution of organic water by wind, water and animals. Shifts from grassland to shrubland results in increased temporal and spatial variability of these essential resources for plant production. -from Authors
Duke Scholars
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General Technical Report - US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
Publication Date
January 1, 1987
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RM-150
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143 / 153
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Whitford, W. G., Reynolds, J. F., & Cunningham, G. L. (1987). How desertification affects nitrogen limitation of primary production on Chihuahuan Desert watersheds. General Technical Report - US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, (RM-150), 143–153.
Whitford, W. G., J. F. Reynolds, and G. L. Cunningham. “How desertification affects nitrogen limitation of primary production on Chihuahuan Desert watersheds.” General Technical Report - US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, no. RM-150 (January 1, 1987): 143–53.
Whitford WG, Reynolds JF, Cunningham GL. How desertification affects nitrogen limitation of primary production on Chihuahuan Desert watersheds. General Technical Report - US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 1987 Jan 1;(RM-150):143–53.
Whitford, W. G., et al. “How desertification affects nitrogen limitation of primary production on Chihuahuan Desert watersheds.” General Technical Report - US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, no. RM-150, Jan. 1987, pp. 143–53.
Whitford WG, Reynolds JF, Cunningham GL. How desertification affects nitrogen limitation of primary production on Chihuahuan Desert watersheds. General Technical Report - US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 1987 Jan 1;(RM-150):143–153.
Published In
General Technical Report - US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
Publication Date
January 1, 1987
Issue
RM-150
Start / End Page
143 / 153