Remnant shrubs in Mediterranean semi-arid steppes: Effects of shrub size, abiotic factors and species identity on understorey richness and occurrence

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 161-169

  Maestre, Fernando T ^a,b   Cortina, Jordi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Island biogeography theory; Mediterranean; Species richness; Sprouting shrubs; Stipa tenacissima

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; SHRUB; SPECIES RICHNESS; STEPPE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

STIPA; STIPA TENACISSIMA;

EID: 20444385479     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2004.11.003     Document Type: Article

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