Comparison of indicator values of forest understory plant species in Western Carpathians (Slovakia) and Vosges Mountains (France)

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 182, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 1-11

  Jean Claude, Gégout ^a   Eva, Krizova ^b  

^a LERFoB   (France)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN ZVOLEN   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Altitude; Calibration; Logistic regression; Response curves; Soil pH

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); VEGETATION;

PLANT SPECIES;

FORESTRY;

BIOINDICATOR; CALIBRATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; REGRESSION; UNDERSTORY;

FRANCE; SLOVAKIA; VOSGES MOUNTAINS; WESTERN CARPATHIANS;

EID: 0042352256     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(03)00068-9     Document Type: Article

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