Protege Ziziphus mucronata (Rhamnaceae) show no negative effects of competition with the nurse tree Acacia (Leguminaceae), even as adults

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 926-934

  Seymour, Colleen L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Establishment; Facilitation; Fleshy fruited plants; Seed set; Semiarid environment

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; DESICCATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FACILITATION; GERMINATION; HERBIVORY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIFE HISTORY; MORTALITY; NURSE PLANT; PARASITIC PLANT; SEED SET; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SEMIARID REGION; SHADE TOLERANCE; SURVIVORSHIP; TRAMPLING; TRANSPLANTATION; TREE;

AFRICA; KALAHARI DESERT; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACACIA; ACACIA ERIOLOBA; INVERTEBRATA; RHAMNACEAE; VISCUM ALBUM; ZIZIPHUS; ZIZIPHUS MUCRONATA;

EID: 70349696684     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.01096.x     Document Type: Article

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