Oak trees and soil interactions in Mediterranean forests: A positive feedback model

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 856-867

  Aponte, Cristina ^a   García, Luis V ^a   Pérez Ramos, Ignacio M ^a   Gutiérrez, Eduardo ^a   Marañón, Teodoro ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical niche; Ecological stoichiometry; Ecosystem functioning; Foliar analysis; Nutrient cycling; Quercus canariensis; Quercus suber; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COEXISTENCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECIDUOUS TREE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EVERGREEN TREE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOREST CANOPY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; LITTER; MIXED FOREST; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NICHE; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT CYCLING; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REGENERATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL TYPE; STOCHASTICITY;

ANDALUCIA; LOS ALCORNOCALES NATURAL PARK; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SPAIN;

QUERCUS CANARIENSIS; QUERCUS SUBER;

EID: 80052295909     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2011.01298.x     Document Type: Article

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