Effects of Rosmarinus officinalis neighbors on resprouting of Erica multiflora individuals

Plant Ecology

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 167-173

  Vilà, Montserrat ^a   Stoll, Peter ^b   Weiner, Jacob ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ericaceae; Interspecific competition; Mediterranean shrubland; Neighborhood models; Removal experiment; Resprouting

Indexed keywords

ERICA MULTIFLORA; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 0031803492     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009732532406     Document Type: Article

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