Shrub encroachment in Mediterranean silvopastoral systems: Retama sphaerocarpa and Cistus ladanifer induce contrasting effects on pasture and Quercus ilex production

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 141, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 447-454

  Rivest, David ^a,b   Rolo, Víctor ^a   López Díaz, Lurdes ^a   Moreno, Gerardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acorn; Agroforestry; Competition; Dehesa; Facilitation; Overstorey understorey interactions

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGROFORESTRY; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DICOTYLEDON; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EVERGREEN TREE; FACILITATION; GRASSLAND; NITROGEN; PASTURE; RAINFALL; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEEDLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHRUB; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VEGETATION COVER;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SPAIN;

CISTUS; CISTUS LADANIFER; ILEX; QUERCUS ILEX; RETAMA SPHAEROCARPA;

EID: 79958061222     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2011.04.018     Document Type: Article

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