The role of biotic interactions for the early establishment of oak seedlings in coastal dune forest communities

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 297, Issue , 2013, Pages 67-74

  Muhamed, Hassan ^a   Touzard, Blaise ^a   Le Bagousse Pinguet, Yoann ^a   Michalet, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Atmospheric stress; Coastal dune forest; Competition; Facilitation; Nurse shrub; Oak seedling

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC INTERACTIONS; COASTAL DUNE; FACILITATION; FUNCTIONAL STRATEGIES; NURSE SHRUB; OAK SEEDLINGS; TREATMENT CONDITIONS; VAPOR PRESSURE DEFICIT;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPETITION; PLANTS (BOTANY);

REFORESTATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DUNE; FACILITATION; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SHRUB; UNDERSTORY;

FRANCE;

EID: 84875820588     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.02.023     Document Type: Article

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