Growth forms, dispersal strategies and taxonomic spectrum in a semi-arid shrubland in SE Spain

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 103-112

  Navarro, T ^a   Pascual, V ^a   Alados, C L ^b   Cabezudo, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dispersal spectrum; Dispersal strategies; Dispersal traits; Semi arid Mediterranean shrubland

Indexed keywords

MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEED DISPERSAL; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUBLAND; SURVIVAL; TAXONOMY;

ALMERIA [ANDALUCIA]; ANDALUCIA; CABO DE GATA-NIJAR NATURAL PARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

POACEAE;

EID: 56949102797     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.09.009     Document Type: Article

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