An empirical test of neighbourhood effect and safe-site effect in abandoned Mediterranean vineyards

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 71-78

  Rühl, Juliane ^a   Schnittler, Martin ^b  

^a EnBioTech srl   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Facilitation; Old field; Secondary succession; Terraces; Woody plants

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; FACILITATION; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; VINEYARD; ZOOCHORY;

ITALY; PANTELLERIA; SICILY; TRAPANI;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79951954086     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2010.11.009     Document Type: Article

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