Comparative performance of the giant cardon cactus (Pachycereus pringlei) seelings under two leguminous nurse plant species

Recruitment and survival of cacti in North American deserts are facilitated under the canopy of nurse plants. In the Sonoran desert, the giant cardon cactus (Pachycereus pringlei) is associated with ironwood (Olneya tesota) and mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) trees. We hypothesized that P. pringlei s...

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Autori principali: HUMBERTO SUZAN AZPIRI, Vinicio De Jesús Sosa Fernández
Natura: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Pubblicazione: Journal of Arid Environments 2006
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Accesso online:http://inecol.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1005/83