Water availability and species identity control shrub colonization in abandoned semiarid steppes
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- 作者：Victor Roloa ; victorroloromero@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Beatriz Amatb ; Jordi Cortinab
- 关键词：Shrub encroachment ; Long-term plant dynamics ; Aerial photography ; Standardize precipitation index ; Drylands ; Stipa tenacissima
- 刊名：Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：15 July 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：228
- 期：Complete
- 页码：62-69
- 全文大小：741 K
文摘
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Shrub cover has increased in former agricultural lands worldwide.
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Colonization rates are explained by the identity of shrub species.
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Species idiosyncratic effects are contingent on water availability.
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Abiotic attributes, such as aspect or rock cover, played a lesser role.