Using life-history traits to achieve a functional classification of habitats

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-80

  Hérault, Bruno ^a,b,d   Honnay, Olivier ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d Campus Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

Forest connectivity; Functional group; Habitat typology; Land use history; Riverine forest; Species functional unity

Indexed keywords

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EID: 35948978584     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1658/1402-2001(2007)10[73:ULTTAA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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