Grassland colonization by Erica scoparia (L.) in the Montseny Biosphere Reserve (Spain) after land-use changes

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 111, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 253-260

  Bartolomé, Jordi ^a   López, Zenón G ^a,b   Broncano, M José ^a   Plaixats, Josefina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Colegio de Postgraduados Campus Puebla ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Heathland; Pasture conservation; Recruitment; Seedling

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; DISTURBANCE; GRASSLAND; HABITAT CONSERVATION; LAND USE CHANGE; SEEDLING;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; MONTSENY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

ERICA SCOPARIA; SCOPARIA;

EID: 26444583883     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2005.06.008     Document Type: Article

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