Mechanisms blocking Pinus sylvestris colonization of Mediterranean mountain meadows

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 725-731

  Castro, Jorge ^a,b   Zamora, Regino ^a   Hódar, José A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Herbaceous competition; Interference; Invasion; Scots pine; Seed predation; Seedling encroachment; Sierra Nevada; Spain; Tree establishment

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; LIMITING FACTOR; MEADOW; SEED PREDATION; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SUCCESSION;

SIERRA NEVADA; SPAIN;

ANIMALIA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0036820013     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2002.tb02100.x     Document Type: Article

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