What determines emergence and net recruitment in an early succession plant community? Disentangling biotic and abiotic effects

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 445-456

  Luzuriaga, Arantzazu L ^a   Escudero, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Community establishment; Experimental approach; Neighbour effect; Nutrient availability; Seed bank; Soil physico chemical characteristics

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION DENSITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; SEED BANK; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SOIL TEXTURE; SUCCESSION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AGROPYRON; ARRHENATHERUM; CERASTIUM; ELYMUS REPENS; PICRIS ECHIOIDES;

EID: 59649098974     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2008-8-18385     Document Type: Article

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