Growth of Halimium halimifolium under simulated and natural browsing in the Doñana National Park (SW Spain)

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 609-614

  Aguilar Silva, F J ^a   Diaz Barradas, M C ^a   Zunzunegui, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clipping; Height growth; Herbivory; Mediterranean; Plant structure; Shoot elongation

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; HERBIVORY; SHRUB;

SPAIN, ANDALUCIA NATIONAL PARK;

CISTACEAE; HALIMIUM HALIMIFOLIUM;

EID: 0030418295     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3236372     Document Type: Article

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