Effects of increased soil nitrogen on the dominance of alien annual plants in the Mojave Desert
Brooks ML. 2003. Effects of increased soil nitrogen on the dominance of alien annual plants in the Mojave Desert. Journal of Applied Ecology. 40(2):344–353
Increased levels of soil nitrogen caused by atmospheric nitrogen deposition may increase the dominance of invasive alien plants and decrease the diversity of plant communities in desert regions, as it has in other ecosystems. This increased dominance by alien annuals may decrease the diversity of native annual plants; subsequently, the increased biomass of alien annual grasses may also increase the frequency of fire.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Brooks, Matthew
- Units
- ARD , DEVA , JOTR , MOJA , MOJN , SODN
- Keywords
- Absence (Biodiversity), Abundance (Biodiversity), AIRBIB, Atmospheric Deposition, Biomass, bromus rubens, Density, Desert, Distribution (Biodiversity), Fertilization, FIRE, Invasive Species, Mojave Desert, Nitrogen, Nitrogen Deposition, Plant Communities, Presence (Biodiversity), Soil, Soil nutrients, Species Richness