Establishment limitation of holm oak (Quercus ilex subsp. ballota (Desf.) Samp.) in a Mediterranean savanna - Forest ecosystem

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 511-511

  Smit, Christian ^a,b,d   Díaz, Mario ^a,c   Jansen, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dehesa; Seed predation; Seedling establishment; Tree recruitment

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS FOREST; DESICCATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MORTALITY; PIG; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); ROOTING; SAVANNA; SEED PREDATION; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SURVIVAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

BALLOTA; ILEX; QUERCUS ILEX; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 70449598263     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest/2009028     Document Type: Article

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