The role of fragment area and isolation in the conservation of heathland species

Biological Conservation

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-69

  Piessens, Katrien ^a   Honnay, Olivier ^a   Hermy, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Habitat fragmentation; Heathland; Life history traits; Patch area; Patch isolation

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HEATHLAND; ISOLATION EFFECT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PATCH SIZE; PLANT;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 4644278441     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.05.023     Document Type: Article

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