Plant Area Index and microclimate underneath shrub species from a Chilean semiarid community

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-6

  Tracol, Y ^a,d   Gutierrez J R ^a,b,c   Squeo, F A ^a,b,c  

^a CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS EN ZONAS ÁRIDAS CEAZA   (Chile)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOLOGÍA   (Chile)

^c INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA Y BIODIVERSIDAD IEB   (Chile)

^d Centre de Recherche sur les Ecosystèmes d'Altitude   (France)

Author keywords

Desertification; Native species; Nurse effect

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CANOPY; CLIMATE VARIATION; DESERTIFICATION; DICOTYLEDON; DRYLAND FARMING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MICROCLIMATE; NATIVE SPECIES; NURSE PLANT; PATCH DYNAMICS; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); RELATIVE HUMIDITY; REMOTE SENSING; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUB;

BOSQUE FRAY JORGE NATIONAL PARK; CHILE; COQUIMBO;

ADESMIA BEDWELLII; PORLIERIA CHILENSIS; PROUSTIA CUNEIFOLIA;

EID: 77958504054     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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