Influence of historical, geographical and environmental variables on understorey composition and richness in Danish forests

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 465-474

  Graae, B J ^a   Okland R H ^b,c   Petersen, P M ^a   Jensen, K ^d   Fritzboger B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d Frederiksborg County ^*  (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Colonization; Deciduous; Forest continuity; Geographical variable; Isolation; Land use history; Landscape fragmentation; Species richness; Species area relationship

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; SPECIES RICHNESS; UNDERSTORY;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 3042768114     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2004.tb02285.x     Document Type: Article

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