Altitude and woody cover control recruitment of Helleborus foetidus in a Mediterranean mountain area

Ecography

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 375-384

  Ramírez, José M ^a   Rey, Pedro J ^a   Alcántara, Julio M ^a   Sánchez Lafuente, Alfonso M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; HERB; PERENNIAL PLANT; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SPATIAL VARIATION; VEGETATION COVER;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

HELLEBORUS FOETIDUS; RANUNCULACEAE; VERATRUM;

EID: 33745077305     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0906-7590.04544.x     Document Type: Article

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