Phytostructural characterization of several vegetation types in northern Portugal. II. The structural expressivity and the resistance of the vegetation

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 387-398

  Crespi A ^a   Bernardos, S ^b   Castro, A ^a   Fernandes, C P ^a   Amich, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Expressive capacity; Multivariate analysis; Portugal; Structural stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 29244456177     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500500333651     Document Type: Conference Paper

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