Secondary old-field succession in an ecosystem with restrictive soils: Does time from abandonment matter?

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 234-248

  Martinez Duro, E ^a   Ferrandis, P ^a   Escudero, A ^b   Luzuriaga, A L ^b   Herranz, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chronosequence; Cropland abandonment; Gypsophyte; Gypsovag; Gypsum steppe

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949440623     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: 1654109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2009.01064.x     Document Type: Article

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