Effects of intensity and frequency of crown damage on resprouting of Erica arborea L. (Ericaceae)

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-16

  Riba, Miquel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Compensation; Disturbance; Grazing; Mediterranean; Modularity; Sprout interactions; Sprout recruitment

Indexed keywords

CLIPPING; COMPENSATORY RESPONSE; CROWN DAMAGE; RESPROUTING;

ERICA ARBOREA;

EID: 0031922482     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(98)80003-9     Document Type: Article

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