Vegetation dynamics of Mediterranean shrublands in former cultural landscape at Grazalema Mountains, South Spain

Plant Ecology

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-94

  Fernández, Juan B Gallego ^a   Mora, M Rosario García ^a   Novo, Francisco García ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Human disturbance; Land abandonment; Mediterranean vegetation; Regenerative strategies; Regenerative succession; Secondary succession

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; DISTURBANCE; PLANT COMMUNITY; REGENERATION; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; SHRUBLAND; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 3542999345     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:VEGE.0000026039.00969.7a     Document Type: Article

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