The growth ecology of Juniperus excelsa Bieb. trees in the central part of the Nestos valley (NE Greece) in the context of anthropogenic disturbances

Journal of Biological Research

Volumn 11, Issue , 2009, Pages 83-94

  Milios, Elias ^a   Smiris, Paulos ^b   Pipinis, Elias ^b   Petrou, Petros ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Disturbances; Facilitation; Grazing; Growth; Shade tolerance

Indexed keywords

JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS EXCELSA;

EID: 70349985245     PISSN: 1790045X     EISSN: 1790045X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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