Context-dependent interactions between adult shrubs and seedlings in a semi-arid shrubland

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 331-340

  Riginos, Corinna ^a,c   Milton, Suzanne J ^a   Wiegand, Thorsten ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Facilitation; Nurse plant effect; Point pattern analysis; Succulent Karoo

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FACILITATION; NURSE PLANT;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE; WORLD;

ARIDA; TERMITARIA;

EID: 23944511911     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2005.tb02371.x     Document Type: Article

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