Pine afforestation decreases the long-term performance of understorey shrubs in a semi-arid Mediterranean ecosystem: A stable isotope approach

Functional Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 15-25

  Moreno Gutiérrez, Cristina ^a,b   Battipaglia, Giovanna ^b,c,d   Cherubini, Paolo ^b   Delgado Huertas, Antonio ^e   Querejeta, José Ignacio ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^b SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^c SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^d INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^e INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Pinus halepensis; Rhamnus lycioides; Carbon isotopic composition; Competition; Dual stable isotope; Intrinsic water use efficiency; Plant plant interactions; Radial growth rings; Water stress

Indexed keywords

PINUS HALEPENSIS; RHAMNUS LYCIOIDES;

EID: 84921436076     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12311     Document Type: Article

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