Applying plant facilitation to forest restoration in Mediterranean ecosystems: a meta-analysis of the use of shrubs as nurse plants

11 pages, 4 figures, 1 table, 75 references. We thank the Consejería de Medio Ambiente, Junta de Andalucía, and the Direction of the National Park of Sierra Nevada for permission to field work, constant support and facilities. We are also especially grateful to Empresa de Transformación Agraria S.A. (TRAGSA) for carrying out the experimental reforestation. We thank Sergio de Haro and several students for field assistance. David Nesbitt looked over the English version of the manuscript.

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Main Authors: Gómez Aparicio, Lorena, Zamora Rodríguez, Regino, Gómez Reyes, José M., Hódar, José Antonio, Castro Gutiérrez, Jorge, Baraza Ruíz, Elena
Other Authors: Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología (España)
Format: artículo biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Ecological Society of America 2004
Subjects:Abiotic stress, Ecological succession, Mediterranean mountains, Meta-analysis, Nurse shrubs, Plant–plant interactions, Reforestation, Spatial and temporal variability, Tree and shrub seedlings,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/41065
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100006280
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003176
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000780
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