Synusial structure of heathlands at the subalpine/alpine ecocline in Valais (Switzerland)

Revue Suisse de Zoologie

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 795-800

  Schlüssel, André ^a   Theurillat, Jean Paul ^a,b  

^a Conserv Botanique Genève ^*  (Switzerland)

^b Fondation J M Aubert   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alpine; Alps; Climate change; Heath; Plant community; Subalpine; Synusiae

Indexed keywords

ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI; MYRTILLUS; RHODODENDRON; RHODODENDRON FERRUGINEUM; UVA URSI; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS; VACCINIUM ULIGINOSUM;

EID: 0004497627     PISSN: 0035418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5962/bhl.part.79976     Document Type: Article

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