Multiple pathways for tree regeneration in anthropogenic savannas: Incorporating biotic and abiotic drivers into management schemes

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1272-1281

  Pulido, Fernando ^a   García, Eustolia ^b   Obrador, José J ^b   Moreno, Gerardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b Colegio de Postgraduados ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

Acorn production; Dehesa; Holm oak; Multipurpose management; Nurse effects; Quercus ilex; Savanna; Scattered trees; Shrub encroachment; Tree regeneration

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; DECIDUOUS TREE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NURSERY GROUND; REGENERATION; SAVANNA; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SURVIVAL;

SPAIN;

ILEX; QUERCUS ILEX; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 78149308451     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01865.x     Document Type: Article

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