Ontogenetic conflicts and rank reversals in two Mediterranean oak species: Implications for coexistence

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 467-477

  Pérez Ramos, Ignacio M ^a   Urbieta, Itziar R ^b   Zavala, Miguel A ^c,d   Marañón, Teodoro ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^c Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mediterranean forest; Plant cover; Quercus canariensis; Quercus suber; Regeneration niche; Reproductive ecology; Seed size; Seed seedling conflict

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COEXISTENCE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GERMINATION; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MICROHABITAT; MORTALITY; NICHE PARTITIONING; ONTOGENY; PROBABILITY; RANKING; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEED PREDATION; SEED SIZE; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STAND DYNAMICS; SURVIVAL; VEGETATION COVER;

SPAIN;

QUERCUS CANARIENSIS; QUERCUS SUBER;

EID: 84856818850     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01912.x     Document Type: Article

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