Ontogenetic shifts in interactions of two dominant shrub species in a semi-arid coastal sand dune system

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 535-546

  Armas, Cristina ^a   Pugnaire Francisco, I ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Competition; Facilitation; Nurse plants; Rooting depth; Salinity; Water stress

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CONIFEROUS TREE; DOMINANCE; DUNE; GROWTH RESPONSE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; LIFE HISTORY; MORTALITY; NURSE PLANT; ONTOGENY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; ROOTING; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SHRUB; WATER STRESS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS PHOENICEA; PISTACIA; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; PISTACIA VERA;

EID: 67650076162     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.01055.x     Document Type: Article

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