Impacts of altered precipitation, nitrogen deposition and plant competition on a Mediterranean seed bank

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1289-1298

  Ochoa Hueso, Raúl ^a   Manrique, Esteban ^b  

^a WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Altered precipitation; Competition; N deposition; Native plant communities; Plant invasion; Soil seed bank

Indexed keywords

DIPLOTAXIS SIIFOLIA; KERMES; POACEAE; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 84918794840     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12183     Document Type: Article

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