Consequences of a severe drought on spatial patterns of woody plants in a two-phase mosaic steppe of Stipa tenacissima L.

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 199-208

  García Fayos, Patricio ^a   Gasque, María ^a  

^a CDIS UV Generalitat Valenciana)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drought; Facilitation; Plant mortality; SE Spain; Semi arid; Spatial association; Stipa tenacissima

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; FACILITATION; MORTALITY; SEMIARID REGION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WOODY PLANT;

(SOUTHEAST); SPAIN;

STIPA TENACISSIMA;

EID: 0036814630     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2002.0987     Document Type: Article

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