Interactions between soil gravel content and neighboring vegetation control management in oak seedling establishment success in Mediterranean environments

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 271, Issue , 2012, Pages 10-18

  Ceacero, Carlos J ^a   Díaz Hernández, José Luis ^b   del Campo, Antonio D ^c   Navarro Cerrillo, Rafael M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b IFAPA CENTRO EL TORUÑO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Quercus ilex; Rock fragment; Soil water content; Vegetation establishment

Indexed keywords

AS-SOILS; BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; COMPETITION CONTROL; FIRST YEAR; GRAVEL CONTENT; KEY FACTORS; MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES; MEDITERRANEAN AREAS; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MONITORING PERIODS; NATURAL VEGETATION; OAK SEEDLINGS; QUERCUS ILEX; ROCK FRAGMENT; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SEEDLING SURVIVAL; SOIL PROFILES; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TREE SHELTERS; VEGETATION CONTROL; VEGETATION RESPONSE; WEED MANAGEMENT;

HERBICIDES; REFORESTATION; REVEGETATION; SOIL MOISTURE; VEGETATION;

GRAVEL;

DECIDUOUS FOREST; GRAVEL; GROWTH RATE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MONITORING SYSTEM; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOIL PROFILE; SURVIVAL; WATER CONTENT; WEED CONTROL;

BALLOTA; ILEX; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 84857260098     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.01.044     Document Type: Article

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