Spatial and temporal analysis of vegetation mosaics for conservation: Poor fen communities in a Cornish valley mire

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1427-1443

  Southall, Emily J ^a,b   Dale, M Pamela ^a   Kent, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canonical correspondence analysis; Conservation management; Detrended correspondence analysis; Ellenberg Indicator values; Landscape ecology; Poor fen; Succession; Two way indicator species analysis; Wetland ecology

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FEN; HABITAT MOSAIC; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

MENYANTHES TRIFOLIATA; POTENTILLA; POTENTILLA PALUSTRIS;

EID: 0141649379     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2003.00924.x     Document Type: Article

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