Reforestation with resprouter species to increase diversity and resilience in Mediterranean pine forests

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 362, Issue , 2016, Pages 231-240

  Granados, M E ^a   Vilagrosa, A ^b   Chirino, E ^b   Vallejo, V R ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drought; Ecosystem management; Pine plantations; Pinus halepensis; Seedling survival; Shade

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; REFORESTATION;

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; PINE PLANTATIONS; PINUS HALEPENSIS; SEEDLING SURVIVAL; SHADE;

ECOLOGY;

DECIDUOUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS TREE; DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PLANTATION FORESTRY; REFORESTATION; REGENERATION; SEEDLING; SHADE TOLERANCE; SHRUB; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVIVAL; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

PINUS HALEPENSIS;

EID: 84951088854     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2015.12.020     Document Type: Article

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