Shrub facilitation of Quercus humilis regeneration in succession on calcareous grasslands

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 493-502

  Rousset, Olivier ^a   Lepart, Jacques ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Buxus sempervirens; Dispersal; Grazing; Juniperus communis; Regeneration; Secondary succession

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FACILITATION; GRAZING; REGENERATION; SUCCESSION;

FRANCE;

BUXUS; BUXUS SEMPERVIRENS; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS; QUERCUS; QUERCUS HUMILIS;

EID: 0033179951     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237184     Document Type: Article

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