Spatial and temporal patterns in structure and diversity of Mediterranean forest of Quercus pyrenaica in relation to fire

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 257, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1596-1602

  Alvarez R ^a   Munoz A ^a   Pesqueira, X M ^a   Garcia Duro J ^a   Reyes, O ^a   Casal, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Regenerative traits; Spatial organization; Specific richness; Vegetation distribution; Woody ecosystem

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY;

REGENERATIVE TRAITS; SPATIAL ORGANIZATION; SPECIFIC RICHNESS; VEGETATION DISTRIBUTION; WOODY ECOSYSTEM;

VEGETATION;

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FIRE; HOMOGENEITY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STAND STRUCTURE; SUCCESSION;

ACER; ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS; ALNUS; ALNUS GLUTINOSA; CRATAEGUS; CRATAEGUS MONOGYNA; ERICA ARBOREA; ERICA AUSTRALIS; GENISTA; GENISTA FLORIDA; QUERCUS PYRENAICA;

EID: 61749084807     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.01.016     Document Type: Article

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