The importance of functional diversity in the stability of Mediterranean shrubland communities after the impact of extreme climatic events

Journal of Plant Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 281-293

  De La Riva, Enrique G ^a   Lloret, Francisco ^b,c   Pérez Ramos, Ignacio M ^d   Marañón, Teodoro ^d   Saura Mas, Sandra ^b,c   Díaz Delgado, Ricardo ^e   Villar, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b CREAF   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

^e DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climate change; Do ana; Drought; Functional trait; Recruitment; Resilience; Resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 85035011880     PISSN: 17529921     EISSN: 1752993X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rtw027     Document Type: Article

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