The influence of biophysical factors and former land use on forest floristic variability on Saaremaa and Muhu islands, Estonia

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 123-134

  Palo, Anneli ^a,b   Linder, Madli ^a   Truu, Jaak ^c   Mander, Ülo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Biophysical landscape factors; Canonical correspondence analysis; Ellenberg values; Forest vegetation; Hemerophoby degrees; Indicator species; Land use

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FLORISTICS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; PASTORALISM; PLANT COMMUNITY; SETTLEMENT HISTORY; SUSTAINABILITY; VEGETATION COVER;

BALTIC STATES; ESTONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; MUHU; NORTHERN EUROPE; SAAREMAA;

ORCHIDACEAE; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 54949151034     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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