Plant competition in Mediterranean-type vegetation

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 281-294

  Vila M ^a   Sardans, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Fire; Mediterranean community; Neighbour; Plant interference; Regeneration; Removal experiment; Resource competition

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PLANT COMMUNITY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 0033117824     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237150     Document Type: Article

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