Overstory structure and topographic gradients determining diversity and abundance of understory shrub species in temperate forests in central Pyrenees (NE Spain)

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 242, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 391-397

  Gracia, Marc ^a   Montané, Francesc ^b   Piqué, Josep ^a   Retana, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Overstory structure; Pyrenees; Shrub; Topographic gradients; Understory

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; TOPOGRAPHY;

OVERSTORY STRUCTURES; PYRENEES; TOPOGRAPHIC GRADIENTS; UNDERSTORY;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ABUNDANCE; ELEVATION; OVERSTORY; SHRUB; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATE FOREST; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; PLANTS; TOPOGRAPHY;

CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; LERIDA [CATALONIA]; PYRENEES; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI; CYTISUS; CYTISUS PURGANS; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS; RHODODENDRON; RHODODENDRON FERRUGINEUM; ROSA SP.; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 34047107667     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.01.056     Document Type: Article

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