Nurse tree canopy shape, the subcanopy distribution of cacti, and facilitation in the Sonoran Desert
Drezner TD. 2010. Nurse tree canopy shape, the subcanopy distribution of cacti, and facilitation in the Sonoran Desert. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society
Citation from WorldCat of article by author from Dept. of Geography, Ross York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Describes classic example of plant species facilitation between keystone species saguaro cactus and dense-canopied nurse trees. "Variations in nurse canopies become crucial elements of the microenvironment and will alter patterns of establishment and survival of the protege species that rely on them as even small changes can dramatically alter distributional patterns and expected survivorship."
- Type
- Generic Document
- Authors
- Drezner, Tally
- Date of Issue
- 2010-04
- Publisher
- The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society
- Units
- SAGU
- Keywords
- keystone species, nurse trees, Saguaro cactus, species facilitation