Human-scale structural heterogeneity induced by grazing in a Mediterranean woodland landscape

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 577-587

  Henkin, Zalmen ^a   Hadar, Liat ^b   Noy Meir, Imanuel ^c  

^a Newe Ya'ar Research Center   (Israel)

^b Ramat Hanadiv Nature Park ^*  (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Amenity value; Landscape visual qualities; Plant shapes; Structural profile; Vegetation gaps; Visibility

Indexed keywords

GAP DYNAMICS; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HABITAT MOSAIC; HETEROGENEITY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; WOODLAND;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; QUERCUS CALLIPRINOS;

EID: 34248349076     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-006-9042-x     Document Type: Article

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