The role of geologic grazing refuges in structuring Mediterranean grassland plant communities

Plant Ecology

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 135-147

  Shitzer, Devora ^a   Noy Meir, Imanuel ^a   Milchunas, Daniel G ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Israel; Rock habitat; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; GRAZING PRESSURE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; RARITY; REFUGE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BOS; POACEAE;

EID: 48449089582     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-007-9391-9     Document Type: Article

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