Ecological indicators applied to urban and suburban floras

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 444-457

  Fanelli, G ^a   Tescarollo, P ^a   Testi, A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

CSR model; Disturbance; Ellenberg's indicator values; Phytogeographical indicators; Urban flora

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; COMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEMS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CSR MODEL; ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; URBAN FLORA;

ECOLOGY;

BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33644857155     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2005.06.002     Document Type: Article

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