Spontaneous vegetation succession in disused gravel-sand pits: Role of local site and landscape factors

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 583-590

  Řehounková, Klára ^a   Prach, Karel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

CCA; Czech Republic; DCA; Environmental factor; Ordination; Space for time substitution; Water table

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; HABITAT TYPE; LANDSCAPE; SUCCESSION; UPLAND REGION; VEGETATION; WATER TABLE; WOODLAND;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE;

ALNUS; BETULACEAE; SALIX; TYPHA;

EID: 33845237343     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1658/1100-9233(2006)17[583:SVSIDG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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