Recovering Quercus species on reclaimed coal wastes using native shrubs as restoration nurse plants

•Nurse shrubs and grazing effect on reforested Quercus spp. were tested in coal mines.•Shrubs enhanced seedling survival and growth and acorn emergence of Quercus spp.•Acorn predation was a limitation, but not seedling herbivory.•Differences in the response of Q. pyrenaica and Q. petraea were found....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ecological engineering 2015-04, Vol.77, p.146-153
Hauptverfasser:	Torroba-Balmori, Paloma, Zaldívar, Pilar, Alday, Josu G., Fernández-Santos, Belén, Martínez-Ruiz, Carolina
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abiotic stress Coal Cytisus scoparius Emergence Facilitation Genista Germination Herbivory Mediterranean environment Nurses Open spaces Quercus Quercus petraea Quercus pyrenaica Restoration Shrub cover Survival Tolerances
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