Resource pulses, species interactions, and diversity maintenance in arid and semi-arid environments

P Chesson, RLE Gebauer, S Schwinning, N Huntly… - Oecologia, 2004 - Springer
Arid environments are characterized by limited and variable rainfall that supplies resources
in pulses. Resource pulsing is a special form of environmental variation, and the general …

Effects of urbanization on plant flowering phenology: a review

K Neil, J Wu - Urban Ecosystems, 2006 - Springer
Studies of flowering and leafing phenology have dramatically increased during the last few
decades because changes in plant phenology can be indicative of possible effects of …

Complex climate‐mediated effects of urbanization on plant reproductive phenology and frost risk

DS Park, Y Xie, AM Ellison, GM Lyra… - New Phytologist, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Urbanization can affect the timing of plant reproduction (ie flowering and fruiting) and
associated ecosystem processes. However, our knowledge of how plant phenology …

Estimating root zone soil moisture at distant sites using MODIS NDVI and EVI in a semi-arid region of southwestern USA

MT Schnur, H Xie, X Wang - Ecological Informatics, 2010 - Elsevier
This study investigates the potential of using Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
and Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) to estimate root zone soil moisture at native in-situ …

Phenology of five tree species of a tropical dry forest in Yucatan, Mexico: effects of environmental and physiological factors

M Valdez-Hernández, JL Andrade, PC Jackson… - Plant and soil, 2010 - Springer
In order to relate phenological responses of trees to environmental variables we recorded
the phenological patterns and select morphological and physiological traits (wood density …

Flowering phenologies of animal-pollinated plants: reproductive strategies and agents of selection

G Kudo - Ecology and evolution of flowers, 2006 - books.google.com
The time and pattern of flowering strongly influence the reproductive success of animal-
pollinated plants by controlling the overlap of flowering with temporally variable abiotic and …

Effects of Plant Size and Weather on the Flowering Phenology of the Organ Pipe Cactus (Stenocereus thurberi)

E Bustamante, A Búrquez - Annals of Botany, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Flowering phenology is a critical life-history trait that
influences reproductive success. It has been shown that genetic, climatic and other factors …

Drought-induced vegetation stress in southwestern North America

X Zhang, M Goldberg, D Tarpley… - Environmental …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
Trends towards earlier greenup and increased average greenness have been widely
reported in both humid and dry ecosystems. By analyzing NOAA (National Oceanic and …

Relationship between soil nutrient availability and plant species richness in a tropical semi‐arid environment

Y Perroni‐Ventura, C Montaña… - Journal of Vegetation …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Question: What is the relationship between soil fertility and plant species richness in the
'fertile islands' occurring beneath two species of legume (Cercidium praecox and Prosopis …

Aspectos intrapersonales y familiares asociados a la obesidad: un análisis fenomenológico

ML Cabello Garza, JG Zúñiga Zárate - Ciencia uanl, 2007 - eprints.uanl.mx
El presente estudio fenomenológico exploró cómo la obesidad es experimentada en el
contexto de la vida diaria de los 26 participantes mexicanos y mexicano-americanos …