Conifer dispersion on subalpine pastures in northeastern Spain: Characteristics and implications for rangeland management

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 218-225

  Bartolomé, Jordi ^a   Boada, Martí ^b   Saurí, David ^a   Sánchez, Sònia ^b   Plaixats, Josefina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abies; Colonization; Land use; Mediterranean mountains; Pinus; Plantation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COLONIZATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; HEATHLAND; LAND USE; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; NATURE CONSERVATION; PASTURE; PLANTATION; RANGELAND; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT;

CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MONTSENY NATIONAL PARK; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ABIES; ABIES ALBA; CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; CONIFEROPHYTA; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS NANA; PINUS MUGO; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 62149108983     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/07-052.1     Document Type: Article

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