Spatio-temporal heterogeneity in abiotic factors modulate multiple ontogenetic shifts between competition and facilitation

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 227-234

  Soliveres, S ^a,b   DeSoto, L ^c   Maestre, F T ^a   Olano, J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Lepidium subulatum; Plant plant interaction; Semi arid; Stipa tenacissima; Stress gradient hypothesis

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FACILITATION; FRUIT PRODUCTION; HETEROGENEITY; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; NURSE PLANT; ONTOGENY; SEMIARID REGION; SOWING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

LEPIDIUM; LEPIDIUM SUBULATUM; STIPA TENACISSIMA;

EID: 77955513875     PISSN: 14338319     EISSN: 16180437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppees.2010.02.003     Document Type: Article

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