Factors influencing the spatial distribution of forest plant species in hedgerows of North-western Germany

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2799-2813

  Wehling, Stephan ^a   Diekmann, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Environmental variables; Forest fragmentation; Hedgerow structure; Land use; Life history traits; Partial regression analysis; Spatial configuration

Indexed keywords

FRAGMENTATION; HEDGEROW; LAND USE; LIFE HISTORY; NUTRIENT; PLANT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VASCULAR PLANT; WOODLAND;

BREMEN [GERMANY]; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN EUROPE;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 51649099292     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-007-9294-z     Document Type: Article

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