Forest management and plant species diversity in chestnut stands of three Mediterranean areas

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1129-1142

  Gondard, Hélène ^a   Romane, François ^a   Regina, Ignacio Santa ^b   Leonardi, Salvatore ^c  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Castanea sativa; Coppice stand; Diversity index; Functional trait; Grove

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COPPICE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PLANT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STAND STRUCTURE;

CASTILLA Y LEON; CATANIA [SICILY]; CEVENNES; ETNA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; ITALY; SALAMANCA [CASTILLA Y LEON]; SALAMANCA [SALAMANCA (PRV)]; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WESTERN EUROPE;

CASTANEA SATIVA; QUERCUS PYRENAICA;

EID: 33745474383     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-004-3103-8     Document Type: Article

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