An application case of ecological indicator values (Zeigerwerte) calculated with a simple algorithmic approach

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-21

  Fanelli, G ^a   Pignatti, S ^a   Testi, A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Correlation; Italy; Reprediction algorithm; Vegetation ecology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847268316     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500601153685     Document Type: Article

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