The relative importance of solar radiation and soil origin in cactus seedling survivorship at two spatial scales: Plant association and microhabitat

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 668-680

  García Chávez, Juan H ^b   Montaña, Carlos ^a   Perroni, Yareni ^c   Sosa, Vinicio J ^a   García Licona, José B ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Common garden experiment; Myrtillocactus geometrizans; Neobuxbaumia tetetzo; Nitrogen; Opuntia pilifera; Parkinsonia praecox; Phosphorus; Seedling survivorship; Spatial scales; Tehuac n Cuicatl n

Indexed keywords

CACTACEAE; MYRTILLOCACTUS GEOMETRIZANS; NEOBUXBAUMIA TETETZO; OPUNTIA; PARKINSONIA PRAECOX; PILIFERA;

EID: 84898456230     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12139     Document Type: Article

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