Distribution of evergreen broad-leaved woody species in Insubria in relation to bedrock and precipitation

Botanica Helvetica

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-77

  Berger, Silje ^a   Walther, Gian Reto ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Climate change; Exotic species; Invasion; Range margin; Ticino; Vegetation shifts

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANALYTICAL METHOD; BEDROCK; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EVERGREEN TREE; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MOISTURE CONTENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); ROCK PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WINTER; WOODY PLANT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; INSUBRIA; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 33748941926     PISSN: 02531453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00035-006-0749-8     Document Type: Article

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