Vegetational Recovery on Atomic Target Areas in Nevada
Shields LM, Wells PV, Rickard WH. 1963. Vegetational Recovery on Atomic Target Areas in Nevada. Ecology. 44(4):697-705
This paper evaluates the effects of fission-type nuclear detonations on perennial plant cover at the Nevada Test site in the northern Mohave Desert.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Shields, Lora; Wells, Philip; Rickard, William
- Units
- JOTR
- Keywords
- denuding, ground-zero, Invasive Plants, ionizing radiation, Mojave Desert, Nevada Test Site, nuclear test sites, plant cover, Recolonization, vegetational recovery