The impact of grazing on plant fractal architecture and fitness of a mediterranean shrub Anthyllis cytisoides L.

Functional Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 66-78

  Escos J ^a   Alados, C L ^a   Emlen, J M ^b  

^a INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^b Northwest Biological Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthyllis cytisoides; developmental instability; fitness; fractals; grazing

Indexed keywords

ANTHYLLIS CYTISOIDES; CAPRA HIRCUS; FABACEAE; OVIS ARIES;

FRACTAL; GOAT; GRAZING; SHEEP;

EID: 0030618954     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1997.00068.x     Document Type: Article

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