Scale-dependent effects of pines on the herbaceous layer diversity in a semi-arid mediterranean ecosystem

Community Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-83

  Madrigal Gonzalez J ^a,b   Garcia Rodriguez J ^a   Puerto Martin A ^a   Fernandez Santos B ^a   Alonso Rojo, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOLOGÍA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Balance of interaction; Environmental stress; Herbaceous layer; Pinuspinaster; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONIFEROUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SCALE EFFECT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

IBERIAN PENINSULA; SPAIN;

PINUS PINASTER;

EID: 77953848268     PISSN: 15858553     EISSN: 15882756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ComEc.11.2010.1.11     Document Type: Article

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