Colonization of Pinus halepensis in Mediterranean habitats: Consequences of afforestation, grazing and fire

Biological Invasions

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 485-498

  Osem, Y ^a   Lavi, A ^a   Rosenfeld, A ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b Ecolo GIS   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aleppo pine; Disturbance; Expansion; Garrigue; Invasion; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; AFFORESTATION; COLONIZATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST FIRE; GRAZING PRESSURE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; RANGE EXPANSION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); TREE PLANTING; VEGETATION COVER;

HAIFA [ISRAEL]; ISRAEL; RAMAT HANADIV NATURE PARK;

BOS; PINUS HALEPENSIS;

EID: 78651263270     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-010-9843-3     Document Type: Article

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