Author
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DE SOYZA, AMRITA - NEW MEXICO STATE UNIV |
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VAN ZEE, JUSTIN - NEW MEXICO STATE UNIV |
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WHITFORD, WALTER - US-EPA |
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Herrick, Jeffrey - Jeff |
Submitted to: British Ecological Society
Publication Type: Abstract Only Publication Acceptance Date: 12/1/1995 Publication Date: N/A Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: At three locations in the Chihuahuan desert domestic livestock-induced disturbance gradients extend outward from watering points. Soil is more compacted but less stable near the watering points. Plant species-richness changes little along the gradient, but species diversity and plant biomass does increase dramatically with distance from the watering point. |