Predicting plant species richness and vegetation patterns in cultural landscapes using disturbance parameters

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 446-452

  Buhk, C ^a   Retzer, V ^b   Beierkuhnlein, C ^b   Jentsch, A ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agri environmental programmes; Alpha diversity; Beta diversity; Disturbance; Fichtelgebirge; Land use; Pattern analysis

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; DISTURBANCE; ENERGY CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; LAND USE; MODEL VALIDATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FICHTELGEBIRGE;

EID: 34447332257     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2007.02.010     Document Type: Article

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