Spatial structure along an altitudinal gradient in the Italian central Alps suggests competition and facilitation among coniferous species

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 425-436

  Lingua, Emanuele ^a,d   Cherubini, Paolo ^b   Motta, Renzo ^a   Nola, Paola ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Forest grassland ecotone; Larix decidua; Moran's I; Pinus cembra; Pinus mugo; Ripley's K; Spatial interaction

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ALTITUDE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONIFEROUS TREE; ECOTONE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT;

ALPS; CENTRAL ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

LARIX; LARIX DECIDUA; PINUS CEMBRA; PINUS MUGO;

EID: 53549107741     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2008-8-18391     Document Type: Article

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