Changes in limiting resources determine spatio-temporal variability in tree-grass interactions

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 375-387

  Gea Izquierdo, G ^a   Montero, G ^a   Canellas I ^a  

^a Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Competition; Dehesa; Facilitation; Grass production; Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; DECIDUOUS TREE; DROUGHT STRESS; GRASS; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; LEGUME; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LIMITING FACTOR; PASTURE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TREE; WATER AVAILABILITY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 66149146721     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-009-9211-4     Document Type: Article

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