Size-uneven competition and resource availability: A factorial experiment on seedling establishment of three Mediterranean species

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 181-189

  Mingo, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ampelodesmos; Brachypodium; Cistus; Competition intensity; Competitive ranking; Rhamnus

Indexed keywords

AMPELODESMOS; AMPELODESMOS MAURITANICUS; BRACHYPODIUM; CISTUS; CISTUS INCANUS; RHAMNUS; RHAMNUS ALATERNUS;

EID: 68949212911     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500802709822     Document Type: Article

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