Biogeographical, floristic and ecological features of the herbaceous communities on the motorway slopes in the south of Spain;Rasgos biogeográficos, florísticos y ecológicos de comunidades herbáceas en taludes de carretera en el sur de España

Ecologia

Volumn , Issue 19, 2005, Pages 97-112

  Matesanz, Silvia ^a   Valladares, Fernando ^a   Tena, David ^a   Costa Tenorio, Margarita ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cover; Diversity; Floristic composition; Herbaceous communities; Loss of species; Motorway slopes; Richness

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; FABACEAE; POACEAE; STENO;

EID: 33845919271     PISSN: 02140896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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