Factors affecting plant species composition of hedgerows: Relative importance and hierarchy

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-37

  Deckers, Bart ^a   Hermy, Martin ^a   Muys, Bart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Agricultural landscapes; Linear semi natural habitats; Partial CCA; Partial regression; Variation partitioning; Vegetation composition

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONSERVATION; HEDGEROW; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PLANT COMMUNITY;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; FLANDERS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 3342978920     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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