Scale-dependence of vegetation-environment relationships in semi-natural grasslands

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 139-148

  Auestad, Inger ^a   Rydgren, Knut ^a   Økland, Rune H ^b  

^a WESTERN NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Complex gradient; Management; Nested design; Scale; Split plot GLM

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GRASSLAND; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL MOISTURE; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; VEGETATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; LAERDAL; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; SOGN OG FJORDANE;

EID: 41349088686     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2007-8-18344     Document Type: Article

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