Acidification and eutrophication of deciduous forests in northwestern Germany demonstrated by indicator species analysis

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 855-864

  Diekmann, Martin ^a   Dupré, Cecilia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pollution; Ellenberg indicator value; Modelling; Nitrogen deposition; Regression analysis

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; EUTROPHICATION; INDICATOR SPECIES;

GERMANY; LOWER SAXONY; NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA;

BETULACEAE; CARPINUS BETULUS; FAGACEAE; FAGUS SYLVATICA; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 0031426550     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237030     Document Type: Article

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