Development of Quercus ilex plantations is related to soil phosphorus availability on shallow calcareous soils

New Forests

Volumn 43, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 805-814

  Pascual, S ^a   Olarieta, J R ^a   Rodriguez Ochoa R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Active lime; Afforestation; Gypsum; Holm oak; Mediterranean; Semiarid areas

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; CALCAREOUS SOILS; DOMINANT HEIGHT; GYPSUM ROCK; HOLM OAK; LIME CONCENTRATION; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; MEAN DIAMETER; MEDITERRANEAN; PARENT MATERIALS; QUERCUS ILEX; ROOTING DEPTHS; SEMI-ARID CONDITIONS; SEMIARID AREA; SHRUBLANDS; SLOPE ASPECT; SOIL PH; SOIL PHOSPHORUS;

GYPSUM; LIME; LIMESTONE; PHOSPHORUS; REFORESTATION; SEED;

SOILS;

AFFORESTATION; CALCAREOUS SOIL; DECIDUOUS FOREST; GYPSUM; LIME; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHORUS; PLANTATION; SEEDLING; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL NUTRIENT; SUBSOIL;

CALCIUM SULFATE; FORESTATION; LIME; LIME STONE; PHOSPHORUS; QUERCUS ILEX; SEEDS;

ILEX; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 84865442480     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-012-9337-5     Document Type: Article

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