Influence of cattle grazing on the density of oak seedlings and saplings in a Tabor oak forest in Israel

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 223-228

  Dufour Dror, Jean Marc ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Geography   (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Eastern Mediterranean; Israel; Management measures; Mediterranean deciduous oak forest; Quercus ithaburensis subsp. Ithaburensis

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DENSITY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GRAZING PRESSURE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NATURE RESERVE; SAPLING; SEEDLING;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MIDDLE EAST;

BOS; QUERCUS ITHABURENSIS;

EID: 33847255822     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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