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Global change effects on Bromus tectorum L. (Poaceae) at its high-elevation range margin

  1. Amy L. Concilio1,*,
  2. Michael E. Loik1,
  3. Jayne Belnap2

Article first published online: 29 OCT 2012

DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12032

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Global Change Biology

Global Change Biology

Volume 19, Issue 1, pages 161–172, January 2013

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Concilio, A. L., Loik, M. E. and Belnap, J. (2013), Global change effects on Bromus tectorum L. (Poaceae) at its high-elevation range margin. Global Change Biology, 19: 161–172. doi: 10.1111/gcb.12032

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  1. 1

    Department of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA

  2. 2

    U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, Moab, UT, USA

*Correspondence: Amy Concilio, tel. + 831 295 4359, fax + 831 459 4015, e-mail: amyconcilio@gmail.com

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 6 DEC 2012
  2. Article first published online: 29 OCT 2012
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 18 SEP 2012 01:45AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 21 AUG 2012
  5. Manuscript Revised: 23 JUL 2012
  6. Manuscript Received: 27 MAR 2012

Funded by

  • US Environmental Protection Agency
  • Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserve
  • Mildred E. Mathias Graduate Student Research Grant
  • STEPS Institute for Innovation in Environmental Research
  • UCSC Department of Environmental Studies

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