Spatio-temporal variation in the effect of herbaceous layer on woody seedling survival in a Chilean mediterranean ecosystem

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 847-855

  Becerra, P I ^a,c   Gonzalez Rodriguez V ^b   Smith Ramirez C ^c,d   Armesto, J J ^a,c  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA Y BIODIVERSIDAD IEB   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Facilitation; Interference; Mediterranean ecosystems; Plant plant interactions; Stress gradient hypothesis

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANNUAL VARIATION; COEXISTENCE; DICOTYLEDON; DROUGHT; FACILITATION; FUELWOOD; GROWING SEASON; HABITAT TYPE; HERB; HERBICIDE; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NATIVE SPECIES; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RUDERAL; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SEMIARID REGION; SLOPE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURVIVAL; WATER CONTENT; WATERSHED;

CHILE; METROPOLITANA;

QUILLAJA; QUILLAJA SAPONARIA; SAPONARIA; SCHINUS POLYGAMUS;

EID: 80052282496     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2011.01291.x     Document Type: Article

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