Invasion of alien Acacia dealbata on Spanish Quercus robur forests: Impact on soils and vegetation

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 269, Issue , 2012, Pages 214-221

  Gonzalez Munoz N ^a   Costa Tenorio, M ^b   Espigares, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acacia dealbata; Alien species; Established vegetation; Floristic composition; Quercus robur; Soil seed bank

Indexed keywords

19TH CENTURY; ACACIA DEALBATA; ALIEN SPECIES; ASTERACEAE; DEEP IMPACT; DIFFUSE PHOTONS; EXOTIC SPECIES; IBERIAN PENINSULA; LEAF AREA INDEX; Q. ROBUR; QUERCUS ROBUR; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL SAMPLE; SOIL SEED BANK; SOIL SEED BANK COMPOSITION; SPECIES RICHNESS; UNDERSTOREY; WIDE AREA;

PH EFFECTS; SEED; SOILS; VEGETATION;

REFORESTATION;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BRYOPHYTE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECIDUOUS TREE; FERN; FLORISTICS; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEAF AREA INDEX; LEGUME; NATIVE SPECIES; PHOTON FLUX DENSITY; REGENERATION; SEED BANK; SOIL PROPERTY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

IBERIAN PENINSULA; SPAIN;

ACACIA; ACACIA DEALBATA; ASTERACEAE; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; FILICOPHYTA; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 84856487290     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.12.026     Document Type: Article

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