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Influence of slope aspect on Mediterranean woody formations: Comparison of a semiarid and an arid site in Israel

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Author	Sternberg, Marcelo Shoshany, Maxim
Copyright Year	2001
Abstract	This study investigates the effects of slope aspect on plant community characteristics such as plant cover, species composition and above-ground biomass production in Mediterranean trees and shrubs in two climatological regions. Two experimental sites were selected in a climatic gradient that runs from the foothills of the Judean Hills to the northern Negev desert in Israel. In each site, 16 quadrats of 10 m × 10 m (eight south-facing and eight north-facing slopes) were established and the vegetation was recorded. Dominant tree and shrub species were measured using allometric parameters of area and volume, and representative branches were cut and weighed. Species studied were Quercus calliprinos, Phillyrea latifolia, Pistacia lentiscus, Cistus creticus, Coridothymus capitatus, and Sarcopoterium spinosum. The results showed that slope aspect had significant effects on the composition, structure and density of the plant communities developing in both sites. Vegetation structure within a site changed significantly in the short distance separating the north and south-facing slopes, and that pattern remained generally constant when comparing the two sites along the rainfall gradient. The data collected here provides new insight into the slope aspect effects on biomass allocation of different woody life forms of eastern Mediterranean plant communities.
Starting Page	335
Ending Page	345
Page Count	11
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ISSN	09123814
Journal	Ecological Research
Volume Number	16
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	14401703
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2013-10-17
Publisher Place	Tokyo
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	above-ground biomass aridity plant cover productivity rangelands species composition Ecology Plant Sciences Zoology Evolutionary Biology Behavioural Sciences Forestry
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Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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