Desert wildfire and severe drought diminish survivorship of the long-lived Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia; Agavaceae).

LA, Defalco; TC, Esque; SJ, Scoles-Sciulla; J, Rodgers

doi:10.3732/ajb.0900032

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Desert wildfire and severe drought diminish survivorship of the long-lived Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia; Agavaceae).

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Authors:

Defalco LA

Esque TC

Scoles-Sciulla SJ

Abstract

Extreme climate events are transforming plant communities in the desert Southwest of the United States. Abundant precipitation in 1998 associated with El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) stimulated exceptional alien annual plant production in the Mojave Desert that fueled wildfires in 1999. Exacerba...

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