Above-ground biomass and productivity in the Montado: From herbaceous to shrub dominated communities

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 73, Issue 4-5, 2009, Pages 506-511

  Castro, H ^a   Freitas, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Land use change; Life form; Mediterranean; Secondary succession; Semi arid

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DEGRADATION; DOMINANCE; GRAZING; HERB; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LAND USE CHANGE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PIONEER SPECIES; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; SHRUB; VEGETATION COVER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CISTUS; CISTUS LADANIFER;

EID: 60949094210     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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