Postscript 3

Selected references on the ecology of mesquite and relevant topics published since the above article was written.

Archer, S. 1989. Have southern Texas savannas been converted to woodlands in recent history: Am. Naturalist 134: 545-561.

Archer, S., C. Scifres, C.R. Bassham, and R. Maggio. 1988. Autogenic succession in a subtropical savanna: conversion of grassland to thorn woodland. Ecological Monographs 52: 111-127.

Bush, J.K. and O.W. Van Auken. 1989. Soil resource levels and competition between a woody and herbaceous species. Bull. Torrey Botanical Club 116: 22-30.

Bush, J.K. and O.W. Van Auken. 1995. Woody plant growth related to planting time and clipping of a C4 grass. Ecology 76: 1603-1609.

Johnson, H.B. and H.S. Meyeux, Jr. 1990. Prosopis glandulosa and the nitrogen balance of rangelands: extent and occurrence of nodulation. Oecologia 84: 176-185.

Van Auken, O.W. and J.K. Bush. 1990. Importance of grass density and time of planting on Prosopis glandulosa seedling growth. Southwestern Naturalist 35: 411-415.

Van Auken, O.W. and J.K. Bush. 1997. Growth of Prosopis glandulosa in response to changes in aboveground and belowground interference. Ecology 78: