Vegetation changes in forests of the Krkonose Mts. over a period of air pollution stress (1980-1995)

Plant Ecology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-11

  Vacek, Stanislav ^c   Bastl, Marek ^a   Lepš, Jan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Canonical correspondence analysis; Fagus sylvatica; Forest decline; Forest understory; Picea abies

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FOREST; POLLUTION EFFECT; UNDERSTORY; VEGETATION;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

ATHYRIUM DISTENTIFOLIUM; CALAMAGROSTIS VILLOSA; DESCHAMPSIA FLEXUOSA; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PICEA ABIES; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 0032861982     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009833313509     Document Type: Article

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