Coastal vegetation zonation and dune morphology in some Mediterranean ecosystems

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1518-1524

  Acosta, Alicia ^a   Ercole, Stefania ^b   Stanisci, Angela ^c   Pillar, Valério De Patta ^d   Blasi, Carlo ^b  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Central Italy; Coastal dunes; Multifactor comparisons; Randomization test; Sandy ecosystems

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; DUNE; ECOSYSTEM; MORPHOLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LAZIO; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 38349000810     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/05-0589.1     Document Type: Article

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