The slope aspect affects the heterogeneity and growth of ground vegetation in deciduous temperate forest

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 463-470

  Chmura, Damian ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NATURE CONSERVATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Community ecology; Dentario glandulosae Fagetum; Heterogeneity; Poland; Slope aspect

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOREST COVER; GROWTH RESPONSE; HEIGHT; HETEROGENEITY; SLOPE; SOIL TYPE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; TEMPERATE FOREST;

FAGUS;

EID: 55949107814     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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