Effects of soil enrichment, watering and seedling age on establishment of Mediterranean woody species

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 357-364

  Siles, Gemma ^a   Rey, Pedro J ^a   Alcántara, Julio M ^a   Bastida, Jesús M ^a   Herreros, Jose L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b Vadillo Castril (Cazorla)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Enrichment with native soil; Irrigation; Mediterranean vegetation; Post fire restoration; Seedling survival

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FIRE; HABITAT CORRIDOR; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MORTALITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOIL IMPROVEMENT; SURVIVAL; VEGETATION COVER; WOODY PLANT;

SPAIN;

ANIMALIA; CRATAEGUS; CRATAEGUS MONOGYNA; ROSA SP.;

EID: 77954860506     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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