Effects of size, shape, and edge on vegetation in remnants of the upland boreal mixed-wood forest in agro-environments of Alberta, Canada

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 273-284

  Gignac, L Dennis ^a   Dale, Mark R T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Edge effects; Indicator species; Invasive alien species; Nested analysis; Plant diversity; Shape index

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; PLANT CELL CULTURE;

EDGE EFFECTS; INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES; NESTED ANALYSIS; PLANT DIVERSITY; SHAPE INDEX;

VEGETATION;

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BIOINDICATOR; BODY SHAPE; BODY SIZE; BOREAL FOREST; EDGE EFFECT; HERB; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; MIXED FOREST; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIZE EFFECT; SPECIES RICHNESS; VASCULAR PLANT;

FORESTS; PLANTS; SHAPE; SHRUBS;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 34547919269     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B07-018     Document Type: Article

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