The implications of seed rain and seed bank patterns for plant succession at the edges of abandoned fields in Mediterranean landscapes

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 115, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 6-14

  Buisson, Elise ^a   Dutoit, Thierry ^b   Torre, Franck ^a   Römermann, Christine ^c   Poschlod, Peter ^c  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ants; Dry grassland; Mosaic of herbaceous communities; Seed bank; Seed rain; Steppe

Indexed keywords

CROP; LANDSCAPE; SEED BANK; SEED RAIN; STEPPE; VEGETATION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

FORMICIDAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33646057993     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2005.12.003     Document Type: Article

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