Differences in plant cover and species composition of semiarid grassland communities of central Mexico and its effects on net ecosystem exchange

Changes in land use across the semiarid grasslands of northern Mexico have driven a decline of plant cover and alteration of plant species composition. A number of different plant communities have resulted from these changes. Their implications, however, on the carbon (C) cycle and regional carbon b...

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Main Authors: J. Delgado-Balbuena, J. T. Arredondo, H. W. Loescher, E. Huber-Sannwald, G. Chavez-Aguilar, M. Luna-Luna, R. Barretero-Hernandez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-07-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/10/4673/2013/bg-10-4673-2013.pdf