Soil as a mediator in plant-plant interactions in a semi-arid community

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 85-92

  Pugnaire, Francisco I ^a   Armas, Cristina ^a   Valladares, Fernando ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Competition; Facilitation; Interference; Soil humidity; Water stress

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FACILITATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEMIARID REGION;

EID: 1942540765     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2004.tb02240.x     Document Type: Article

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