The effect of shrub clearing and grazing on the composition of a Mediterranean plant community: Functional groups versus species

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 673-682

  Hadar, Liat ^a   Noy Meir, Imanuel ^a   Perevolotsky, Avi ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fuel break; Geophyte; Israel; Phenology; Plant Functional Type

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GRAZING; SHRUB;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0032724391     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237082     Document Type: Article

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