Influence of neighbouring woody treatments on Mediterranean oak development in an experimental plantation: Better form but weaker growth

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 362, Issue , 2016, Pages 89-98

  Prévosto, Bernard ^a   Gavinet, Jordane ^a,c   Monnier, Yogan ^b   Corbani, Aude ^a   Fernandez, Catherine ^c  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UMR AMAP   (France)

^c AVIGNON UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Competition; Facilitation; Light availability; Plant interactions; Soil moisture; Vegetation control

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; FORESTRY; MOISTURE; MOISTURE CONTROL; MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN FIXATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS;

COMPETITIVE INTERACTIONS; FACILITATION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LIGHT INTERCEPTION; PLANT INTERACTIONS; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; UNDESIRABLE EFFECTS; VEGETATION CONTROL;

VEGETATION;

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FACILITATION; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; MORPHOLOGY; PLANTATION; SHADE TOLERANCE; SHRUB; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; SURVIVAL; VEGETATION COVER; WATER CONTENT;

FRANCE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

CORONILLA; PINUS HALEPENSIS; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ILEX; QUERCUS PUBESCENS;

EID: 84959378853     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2015.11.046     Document Type: Article

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