Ancient-forest plant species in Western Belgium : A species list and possible ecological mechanisms

Belgian Journal of Botany

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 139-154

  Honnay, Olivier ^a   Degroote, Barbara ^a   Hermy, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ancient forest plant species; Ellenberg indicator values; Indicator species; Nature conservation, forest restoration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032220316     PISSN: 07784031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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