Is the interaction between Retama sphaerocarpa and its understorey herbaceous vegetation always reciprocally positive? Competition-facilitation shift during Retama establishment

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 121-128

  Espigares, Tíscar ^a   López Pintor, Antonio ^b   Rey Benayas, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomass allocation; Competition; Facilitation; Mediterranean environment; Regeneration stage; Seedling growth; Seedling mortality

Indexed keywords

FACILITATION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MORTALITY; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; UNDERSTORY;

RETAMA; RETAMA SPHAEROCARPA; RHIZOBIACEAE;

EID: 4644281943     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2004.03.009     Document Type: Article

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