Growth of Festuca pallescens in silvopastoral systems in Patagonia, part 1: Positive balance between competition and facilitation

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 259-269

  Fernández, M Elena ^a   Gyenge, Javier E ^a   Schlichter, Tomás M ^a  

^a Inst Nac de Tecnol Agropecuaria   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Semiarid conditions; Tree grass interactions; Water potential

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); FACILITATION; GROWTH;

PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

FESTUCA PALLESCENS; POACEAE;

EID: 33644605908     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-005-0590-x     Document Type: Article

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