Fire, canopy cover and seedling dynamics in Mediterranean shrubland of northeastern Spain

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 417-430

  Lloret, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mediterranean type ecosystem; Microhabitat; Pioneer community; Seedling emergence; Seedling survival; Succession; Vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; MICROHABITAT; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SURVIVAL; VEGETATION COVER; WILDFIRE;

(NORTHEAST); SPAIN;

EID: 0031796365     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237106     Document Type: Article

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