Fire and Changes in Creosote Bush Scrub of the Western Sonoran Desert, California
Brown DE and Minnich RA. 1986. Fire and Changes in Creosote Bush Scrub of the Western Sonoran Desert, California. The American Midland Naturalist. 116(2):411-422
This study documents fire and early postfire succession in creosote bush scrub in several burns near Palm Springs, CA. and it evaluates the stability and biogeography of this ecosystem in relation to recurrent fire. Includes figures and tables.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Brown, David; Minnich, Richard
- Units
- JOTR , MOJA , SAGU
- Keywords
- adapted, Burning, California, creosote bush, Exotic Grasses, FIRE, Mojave Desert, native annuals, postfire succession, Precipitation, Sonoran Desert, Taxa Links To References