The use of climatic parameters and indices in vegetation distribution. A case study in the Spanish Sistema Central

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 111-120

  Gavilán, Rosario G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climatic indices; Mediterranean vegetation; Multivariate analysis; Phytoclimatology; Vegetation distribution

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PLANT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEASON; SPAIN; WEATHER;

CLIMATE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PLANTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEASONS; SPAIN; WEATHER;

EID: 27744598735     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-005-0271-5     Document Type: Article

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