Effect of experimentally induced climate change on the seed bank of a Mediterranean shrubland

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 280-291

  del Cacho, Montse ^a   Saura Mas, Sandra ^a   Estiarte, Marc ^a   Peñuelas, Josep ^a   Lloret, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drought; Field simulated climate change; Mediterranean ecosystems; Raunkiaer life form; Vegetation patchiness; Warming

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; EMERGENCE; GERMINATION; GLOBAL WARMING; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PATCHINESS; RAINFALL; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SEED BANK; SEEDLING; SHRUB; SHRUBLAND; VEGETATION COVER;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; GARRAF NATURAL PARK; SPAIN;

EID: 84858304049     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2011.01345.x     Document Type: Article

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