TY - JOUR
T1 - A proposed mechanism for the formation of "fertile islands' in the desert ecosystem
AU - Garner, W.
AU - Steinberger, Y.
PY - 1989
Y1 - 1989
N2 - In the desert ecosystem, micro-, meso-, and macro-fauna are all attracted to the canopies of whatever plants exist, the place of highest moisture, lowest daytime temperature and most abundant food sources. This paper presents the hypothesis that under conditions of desert aridity the concentrating biological transport mechanisms dominate over the dispersive physical mechanisms. This causes the phenomenon known as "fertile islands'/ -from Authors
AB - In the desert ecosystem, micro-, meso-, and macro-fauna are all attracted to the canopies of whatever plants exist, the place of highest moisture, lowest daytime temperature and most abundant food sources. This paper presents the hypothesis that under conditions of desert aridity the concentrating biological transport mechanisms dominate over the dispersive physical mechanisms. This causes the phenomenon known as "fertile islands'/ -from Authors
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U2 - 10.1016/s0140-1963(18)30941-8
DO - 10.1016/s0140-1963(18)30941-8
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AN - SCOPUS:0024898792
SN - 0140-1963
VL - 16
SP - 257
EP - 262
JO - Journal of Arid Environments
JF - Journal of Arid Environments
IS - 3
ER -