Effect of substrate treatments on survival and growth of Mediterranean shrubs in a revegetated quarry: An eight-year study

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 255-259

  Oliveira, G ^a   Nunes, A ^a   Clemente, A ^a,b   Correia, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b Museu Nacional de Historia Natural Universidade de Lisboa   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fertilizer; Long term monitoring; Mediterranean quarry; Mycorrhiza; Planted shrubs; Water holding polymer

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EFFECT; FIELD EXPERIMENT; LIME-STONE QUARRY; LONG TERM MONITORING; LOW QUALITIES; MEDITERRANEAN QUARRY; MEDITERRANEAN SHRUBS; MONITORING PROGRAMS; MYCORRHIZA; NATIVE SPECIES; NATIVE WOODY SPECIES; OLD PLANTS; OLEA EUROPAEA; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SURVIVAL; PLANTED SHRUBS; PORTUGAL; SOIL REPLACEMENT; SURVIVAL AND GROWTH;

FERTILIZERS; PLANTS (BOTANY); POLYMERS; QUARRIES; REVEGETATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOILS; SUBSTRATES;

ECOLOGY;

BIOASSAY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DROUGHT STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVERGREEN TREE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RATE; INOCULATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LEGUME; LIMESTONE; MORTALITY; MYCORRHIZA; NATIVE SPECIES; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POLYMER; POTASSIUM; QUARRY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; REVEGETATION; SHRUB; SOIL EROSION; SUBSTRATE; SURVIVAL; WILD POPULATION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; PORTUGAL;

CERATONIA SILIQUA; OLEA EUROPAEA VAR. SYLVESTRIS; PISTACIA LENTISCUS;

EID: 78751702784     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2010.11.015     Document Type: Article

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