Using functional traits to assess the role of hedgerow corridors as environmental filters for forest herbs

Biological Conservation

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 592-603

  Roy, Valérie ^a   Blois, Sylvie de ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Conservation outside reserve; Forest fragmentation; Fourth corner statistic; Life history traits; Linear habitat

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; FAUNA; FLORA; FLOWERING; FOREST; HEDGEROW; LIFE HISTORY; PHENOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; VEGETATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33646425833     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.01.022     Document Type: Article

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