Comparison of native and alien plant traits in Mediterranean coastal dunes

Community Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-41

  Acosta, A ^a   Izzi, C F ^a   Stanisci, A ^b  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central Italy; Coastal communities; Exotic species; Functional groups; Gower index; Multivariate analysis

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

POACEAE;

EID: 33746370129     PISSN: 15858553     EISSN: 15882756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ComEc.7.2006.1.4     Document Type: Article

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