A meta-analysis reveals mostly neutral influence of scattered trees on pasture yield along with some contrasted effects depending on functional groups and rainfall conditions

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 165, Issue , 2013, Pages 74-79

  Rivest, David ^a   Paquette, Alain ^a   Moreno, Gerardo ^b   Messier, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Agroforestry; Competition; Facilitation; Tree functional groups; Tree pasture interaction

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGROFORESTRY; ARABLE LAND; BIODIVERSITY; BIOME; CROP YIELD; DECIDUOUS TREE; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FACILITATION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GRAZING; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; META-ANALYSIS; PASTURE; PERCEPTION; RAINFALL; YIELD RESPONSE;

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 84872545220     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2012.12.010     Document Type: Article

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