Limitations to plant establishment on eroded slopes in southeastern Spain

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 77-86

  García Fayos, Patricio ^a   García Ventoso, Belen ^b   Cerdà, Artemi ^b  

^a Atmosphere and Ocean Laboratory   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Badland; Germination; Plant colonization; Seedling dynamics; Soil salinity; Soil water dynamics

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; LIMITING FACTOR; SLOPE;

(SOUTHEAST); SPAIN;

EID: 0034143578     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3236778     Document Type: Article

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