Exploring the influence of shrubs on herbaceous communities in a Mediterranean climatic context of two spatial scales

Plant Ecology

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 225-234

  Madrigal, Jaime ^a   García Rodriguez, Jose Antonio ^a   Julian, Roberto ^a   Puerto, Angel ^a   Fernández Santos, Belen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

CCA; Herbaceous species; Macroclimate; Microhabitat; Shrub influence; Spatial patterns

Indexed keywords

HERB; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MICROHABITAT; PLANT COMMUNITY; SHRUB;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 41049114225     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-007-9321-x     Document Type: Article

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