Shrubs as a source of spatial heterogeneity-the case of Retama sphaerocarpa in Mediterranean pastures of central Spain

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 247-255

  Lopez Pintor A ^a   Gomez Sal A ^b   Rey Benayas, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aspect; Asymmetric canopy effects; Herbaceous species; Individual effects; Nutrient enrichment; Shrublands

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FLORISTICS; HETEROGENEITY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PASTURE; REMEDIATION; SAVANNA; SHRUB; SHRUBLAND; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS; UNDERSTORY; WOODY PLANT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

RETAMA SPHAEROCARPA;

EID: 33745027418     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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