Conservation of vascular plants in single large and several small mires: Species richness, rarity and taxonomic diversity

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 700-707

  Virolainen, K M ^a   Suomi, T ^a   Suhonen, J ^a   Kuitunen, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Boreal mires; Mire size; Nature conservation; Patch shape; SLOSS

Indexed keywords

MIRE; NATURE CONSERVATION; PATCH SIZE; RARITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY; VASCULAR PLANT;

EID: 0032408410     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1998.355344.x     Document Type: Article

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