Factors affecting the genesis of vegetation patches in anthropogenic pastures in the Atlantic forest domain in Brazil

Plant Ecology and Diversity

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 475-482

  Scervino, Renata P ^a   Torezan, José M D ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

facilitation; Paspalum notatum; slope; soil fertility; Urochloa decumbens

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942196694     PISSN: 17550874     EISSN: 17551668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17550874.2015.1044582     Document Type: Article

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